NonStop NS1000 Planning Guide (H06.05+)

Control, Configuration, and Maintenance Tools
HP Integrity NonStop NS1000 Planning Guide—542527-004
B-5
System Console Configurations
Multiple System Consoles Managing One System
Two maintenance switches provide fault tolerance and extra ports for adding system
consoles. You must change the preconfigured IP addresses of the second and
subsequent system consoles before you can add them to the LAN.
Cascading Ethernet Switch or Hub Configuration
Additional Ethernet switches or hubs can be connected (cascaded) to the maintenance
switches already installed. Primary and backup system consoles and the server must
be on the same subnet.
You must change the preconfigured IP addresses of the second and subsequent
system consoles before you can add them to the LAN.
Connections to Switch 1
Connections to Switch 2
VST074.vsd
Maintenance
Switch 1
Secure
Operations LAN
IOAM Enclosure
Maintenance
Switch 2
10/100 ENET
Port, ServerNet
Switch Boards
Remote
Service
Provider
DHCP
DNS
server
(optional)
G4SA
(Y Fabric)
Group 3,
Slot 5, Port A
G4SA
(X Fabric)
Group 2,
Slot 5, Port A
G4SA FCSA G4SA FCSA 4PSE FCSA FCSA
Optional
Connection to
a Secure
Operations
LAN
(One or Two
Connections)
Modem
Backup System Console
Remote
Service
Provider
Modem
Primary System Console
4PSE 4PSE 4PSE