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

System Configuration Guidelines

HP Integrity NonStop NS-Series Planning Guide—529567-008

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Internal ServerNet Interconnect Cabling

This subsection includes:

Cable Labeling

Fiber-optic cables provide all ServerNet and other I/O data signal interconnections

within Integrity NonStop NS-series systems. With the exception of the dedicated

service LAN, no copper I/O interconnect cables are used. Although fiber-optic cables

provide high-speed, low-latency communications, all of the cables look the same and

are the same color, usually orange.

To identify correct cable connections to factory-installed hardware, every interconnect

cable has a plastic label affixed to each end. Extra sheets of preprinted labels that you

can fill in are also provided. These labels are attached to the cable and connector and

contain information about which enclosure and connector the cable is to connect.

Topic Page

Cable Labeling

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Cable Management System 6-5

Internal Interconnect Cables 6-6

Dedicated Service LAN Cables 6-7

Cable Length Restrictions 6-7

Internal Cable Product IDs 6-8

NonStop Blade Elements to LSUs 6-8

LSUs to Processor Switches and Processor IDs 6-8

Processor Switch ServerNet Connections 6-14

Processor Switches to IOAM Enclosures 6-14

FCSA to Fibre Channel Disk Modules 6-16

FCSA to Tape Devices 6-16