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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5. Modular System Hardware
Memory Reintegration 4-8
Failure Recovery for Duplex Processor 4-8
Failure Recovery for Triplex Processor 4-8
ServerNet Fabric I/O 4-9
Simplified ServerNet System Diagram 4-10
P-Switch ServerNet Pathways 4-10
IOAM Enclosure ServerNet Pathways 4-11
Example System ServerNet Pathways 4-12
System Architecture 4-17
Modular Hardware 4-18
NonStop S-Series I/O Hardware 4-18
System Models 4-18
Default Startup Characteristics 4-18
Migration Considerations 4-20
Migrating Applications 4-20
Other Manuals Containing Software Migration Information 4-21
Migrating Legacy Hardware Products to Integrity NonStop NS-Series
Servers 4-21
Migration Considerations 4-22
System Installation Document Packet 4-23
Factory-Installed Hardware Configuration Tech Memo 4-23
ServerNet Adapter Configuration Forms 4-25
ServerNet Cluster Configuration Form 4-25
5. Modular System Hardware
Modular Hardware Components 5-1
Cabinets
5-3
AC Power PDUs
5-3
Modular Cabinet PDU Keepout Panel 5-7
NonStop Blade Element 5-7
Logical Synchronization Unit (LSU) 5-10
LSU Indicator LEDs 5-12
Processor Switch 5-12
P-Switch Indicator LEDs 5-14
Processor Numbering 5-15
I/O Adapter Module (IOAM) Enclosure and I/O Adapters 5-16
Fibre Channel Disk Module 5-20
Tape Drive and Interface Hardware 5-20
Maintenance Switch (Ethernet) 5-20










