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

System Configuration Guidelines
HP Integrity NonStop NS-Series Planning Guide—529567-008
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Dedicated Service LAN Cables
Fiber-optic cables use either LC or SC connectors at one or both ends. This illustration
shows an LC fiber-optic cable connector pair:
This illustration shows an SC fiber cable connector pair:
Dedicated Service LAN Cables
The system also uses Category 5, unshielded twisted pair Ethernet cables for the
internal dedicated service LAN and for connections between the G4SA and the
application LAN equipment.
Cable Length Restrictions
Maximum allowable lengths of cables connecting the modular system components are:
Connection
Fiber
Type Connectors
Maximum
Length Product ID
NonStop Blade Element to LSU
enclosure
MMF LC-LC 100 m M8900nnn
1
NonStop Blade Element to NonStop
Blade Element
MMF MTP 50 m M8920nnn
1
LSU enclosure to p-switch MMF LC-LC 125 m M8900nnn
1
P-switch to p-switch crosslink MMF LC-LC 125 m M8900nnn
1
P-switch to IOAM enclosure MMF LC-LC 125 m M8900nnn
1
FCSA to Fibre Channel disk module MMF LC-LC 250 m M8900nnn
1
FCSA to ESS MMF LC-LC 250 m M8900nnn
1
FCSA to FC switch MMF LC-LC 250 m M8900nnn
1
P-switch to cluster switch 6780 MMF LC-LC 100 m M8900nnn
1
P-switch to cluster switch 6770 SMF LC-SC 80 m M8922nnn
1
P-switch to NonStop S-series IOMF 2 MMF LC-SC 100 m M8910nnn
1
1
nnn indicates the length of the cable in meters. For example, M8900125 is 125 meters
long; M8900-15 is 15 meters long.
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