NonStop NS-Series Planning Guide (H06.04+)
Table Of Contents
- What’s New in This Manual
- About This Manual
- 1 System Hardware Overview
- 2 Installation Facility Guidelines
- 3 System Installation Specifications
- 4 Integrity NonStop NSSeries System Description
- NonStop System Primer
- NonStop Advanced Architecture
- NonStop Blade Complex
- Processor Element
- Duplex Processor
- Triplex Processor
- Processor Synchronization and Rendezvous
- Memory Reintegration
- Failure Recovery for Duplex Processor
- Failure Recovery for Triplex Processor
- ServerNet Fabric I/O
- System Architecture
- Modular Hardware
- NonStop S-Series I/O Hardware
- System Models
- Default Startup Characteristics
- Migration Considerations
- System Installation Document Packet
- 5 Modular System Hardware
- Modular Hardware Components
- Cabinets
- AC Power PDUs
- Modular Cabinet PDU Keepout Panel
- NonStop Blade Element
- Logical Synchronization Unit (LSU)
- LSU Indicator LEDs
- Processor Switch
- P-Switch Indicator LEDs
- Processor Numbering
- I/O Adapter Module (IOAM) Enclosure and I/O Adapters
- Fibre Channel Disk Module
- Tape Drive and Interface Hardware
- Maintenance Switch (Ethernet)
- Optional UPS and ERM
- System Console
- Enterprise Storage System
- Component Location and Identification
- NonStop S-Series I/O Enclosures
- Modular Hardware Components
- 6 System Configuration Guidelines
- Enclosure Locations in Cabinets
- Internal ServerNet Interconnect Cabling
- Cable Labeling
- Cable Management System
- Internal Interconnect Cables
- Dedicated Service LAN Cables
- Cable Length Restrictions
- Internal Cable Part Numbers
- NonStop Blade Elements to LSUs
- NonStop Blade Element to NonStop Blade Element
- LSUs to Processor Switches and Processor IDs
- Processor Switch ServerNet Connections
- Processor Switches to IOAM Enclosures
- FCSA to Fibre Channel Disk Modules
- FCSA to Tape Devices
- P-Switch to NonStop S-Series I/O Enclosure Cabling
- IOAM Enclosure and Disk Storage Considerations
- Fibre Channel Devices
- G4SAs to Networks
- Default Naming Conventions
- PDU Strapping Configurations
- 7 Example Configurations
- A Cables
- B Control, Configuration, and Maintenance Tools
- Support and Service Library
- System Console
- Maintenance Architecture
- Dedicated Service LAN
- IP Addresses
- Ethernet Cables
- SWAN Concentrator Restriction
- System-Up Dedicated Service LAN
- Dedicated Service LAN Links With One IOAM Enclosure
- Dedicated Service LAN Links to Two IOAM Enclosures
- Dedicated Service LAN Links With IOAM Enclosure and NonStop SSeries I/O Enclosure
- Dedicated Service LAN Links With NonStop S-Series I/O Enclosure
- Initial Configuration for a Dedicated Service LAN
- Operating Configurations for Dedicated Service LANs
- OSM
- System-Down OSM Low-Level Link
- AC Power Monitoring
- AC Power-Fail States
- C Guide to Integrity NonStop NSSeries Server Manuals
- Safety and Compliance
- Index

Contents
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3. System Installation Specifications
Dust and Pollution Control 2-5
Zinc Particulates 2-5
Receiving and Unpacking Space 2-5
Operational Space 2-6
3. System Installation Specifications
Modular Cabinet AC Input Power 3-1
North America and Japan: 208 V AC PDU Power Cords 3-2
Europe, Middle East, and Africa: 230/400 V AC PDU Power Cords 3-2
Other International: 200 to 250 V AC PDU Power Cords 3-3
Grounding 3-3
Branch Circuits and Circuit Breakers 3-4
Enclosure AC Input 3-4
Enclosure Power Loads 3-4
Model R5500 XR Integrated UPS 3-6
Dimensions and Weights 3-6
Plan View of the Modular Cabinet 3-6
Service Clearances for the Modular Cabinet 3-7
Unit Sizes 3-7
Modular Cabinet PDU Keepout Panel 3-7
Modular Cabinet Physical Specifications 3-8
Enclosure Dimensions 3-8
Modular Cabinet and Enclosure Weights With Worksheet 3-9
Environmental Specifications 3-9
Heat Dissipation Specifications and Worksheet 3-10
Operating Temperature, Humidity, and Altitude 3-10
Nonoperating Temperature, Humidity, and Altitude 3-11
Cooling Airflow Direction 3-11
Typical Acoustic Noise Emissions 3-11
Tested Electrostatic Immunity 3-11
Calculating Specifications for Enclosure Combinations 3-11
4. Integrity NonStop NS-Series System Description
NonStop System Primer 4-1
NonStop Advanced Architecture 4-2
NonStop Blade Complex 4-2
Processor Element 4-4
Duplex Processor 4-5
Triplex Processor 4-6
Processor Synchronization and Rendezvous 4-7










