NonStop NS1000 Planning Guide (H06.06+)

System Configuration Guidelines
HP Integrity NonStop NS1000 Planning Guide—542527-002
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Enclosure Locations in Cabinets
Enclosure Locations in Cabinets
This table provides details about the location of Integrity NonStop NS1000 server
enclosures and components within a cabinet. The enclosure location refers to the U
location on the rack where the lower edge of the enclosure resides, such as the bottom
of an HP Integrity rx2620 server at 28U.
Enclosure or
Component
Height
(U)
Required Cabinet (Rack)
Location Notes
PDUs N/A AC power cord for the
PDU exiting out the top
AC power cord for the
PDU exiting out the top
For top feed AC (with and
without the optional UPS).
For bottom feed AC (with and
without the optional UPS).
HP R5500 XR UPS 3U Bottom U of rack
Extended runtime
module (ERM)
3U Immediately above UPS
(and first ERM if two ERMs
installed)
Up to two ERMs can be
installed.
Tip kit N/A Bottom front exterior of
cabinet
Required for single cabinet
systems equipped with one or
more blade elements or when
the cabinet is not bolted to its
adjacent cabinet. Tip kit is not
required when cabinet is
bolted to its adjacent cabinet.
Blade element 2U Any available 2U high
space
Maximum of eight blade
elements installed in one
cabinet without the optional
UPS.
Maximum of four blade
elements installed in one
cabinet with the optional UPS.
IOAM enclosure 11U Any available 11U high
space. The middle or
upper Us of the rack are
preferred
Location is optional depending
on required mounting of other
enclosures installed in the
rack (such as UPS, blade
elements, and so on).
Fibre Channel disk
module
3U Any available 3U high
space
Restricted service clearances
might exist with a Fibre
Channel disk module installed
adjacent to the maintenance
switch.
Maintenance
switch
1U Any available 1U high
space
Location is optional and can
be installed at top or bottom of
cabinet.