NonStop NS-Series Planning Guide (H06.05+)

Modular System Hardware

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System Console

For power and environmental requirements, planning, installation, and emergency

power-off (EPO) instructions for the R5500 XR UPS, refer to the documentation

shipped with the UPS.

System Console

A system console is a personal computer (PC) running maintenance and diagnostic

software for Integrity NonStop NS-series systems. When supplied with a new NonStop

system, system consoles have factory-installed HP and third-party software for

managing the Integrity NonStop NS-series system. You can install software upgrades

from the HP NonStop System Console Installer CD.

Some system console hardware, including the PC system unit, monitor, and keyboard,

can be mounted in the Integrity NonStop NS-series system’s modular cabinet. Other

PCs are installed outside the modular cabinet and require separate provisions or

furniture to hold the PC hardware.

For more information on the system console, refer to System Console on page B-1.

Enterprise Storage System

An Enterprise Storage System (ESS) is a collection of magnetic disks, their controllers,

and the disk cache in one or more standalone cabinets. ESS connects to the Integrity

NonStop NS-series systems either directly via FCSAs in IOAM enclosures (direct

connect) or through separate storage area network (SAN) using a Fibre Channel SAN

switch (switched connect). For more information about these connection types, see the

Fibre Channel ServerNet Adapter Installation and Support Guide.

High availability and fault-tolerant configurations for one or two IOAM enclosures and

pairs of FCSAs are similar to the configurations required for Fibre Channel disk drives,

as explained in IOAM Enclosure and Disk Storage Considerations on page 6-20.

Cables and switches vary, depending on whether the connection is direct, switched, or

a combination.

Connection LC-LC Cables Fibre Channel Switches

Direct-connect 2 per FCSA 0

Switched 4 per FCSA 1 or more

Combination of

direct and switched

2 per FCSA for each direct connection

4 per FCSA for each switched connection