NonStop NS1000 Planning Guide (H06.05+)

Cables
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Cable Length Restrictions
Cable Length Restrictions
For a general description of cable length restrictions, refer to the NonStop NS-Series
Planning Guide. Details about cable length restrictions that are specific to an Integrity
NonStop NS1000 server are presented here.
Maximum allowable lengths of cables connecting the modular system components are:
Although a considerable distance can exist between the modular enclosures in the
system, HP recommends placing all cabinets adjacent to each other and bolting them
together, with cable length between each of the enclosures as short as possible.
Connection
Fiber
Type Connectors
Maximum
Length Product ID
Blade element to 4PSE 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
1
nnn indicates the length of the cable in meters. For example, M8900125 is 125 meters
long; M8900-15 is 15 meters long.