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

Modular System Hardware
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Logical Synchronization Unit (LSU)
Front Panel Buttons
Front Panel Indicator LEDs:
Logical Synchronization Unit (LSU)
The LSU is the heart of both the high-availability duplex NonStop Blade Complex and
the fault-tolerant triplex NonStop Blade Complex. In the current Integrity NonStop NS-
series systems, each LSU is associated with only one logical processor.
The LSU is the gateway to the ServerNet fabrics for the duplex or triplex NonStop
Blade Complexes. It ensures that I/O from logical processors is valid before allowing it
into the ServerNet fabric. The LSU module compares I/O streams between the output
of each NonStop Blade Element to ensure validity of the data. No data leaves the
confines of a single NonStop Blade Element without being compared to and validated
with the data from the other NonStop Blade Element (duplex processor) or the other
two NonStop Blade Elements (triplex processor).
The LSU enclosure, which is 4U high and weighs 96 pounds (43.5 kilograms) when
fully populated, has these physical attributes:
•
Rackmountable
•
Redundant AC power feeds
•
Front to rear cooling
•
Connections for three NonStop Blade Elements
•
Connections for two ServerNet fabrics
•
Cable management and connectivity on the rear of the cabinet
Button Function Condition Operation
Power Hard reset Power is on. Cycle power and reset or reconfigure logic.
Power in
standby.
Remain in standby.
TOC/NMI Soft reset Power is on. Send initialize interrupt to processors, but
without reset or reconfiguration of logic.
LED
Indicator State Meaning
Power Flashing green Power is on; NonStop Blade Element is available for normal
operation.
Flashing yellow NonStop Blade Element is in power mode.
Off Power is off.
Fault Steady amber Hardware or software fault exists.
Off NonStop Blade Element is available for normal operation.
Locator Flashing blue System locator is activated.










