NonStop NS1000 Planning Guide (H06.08+)
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.
NotesRequired Cabinet (Rack)
Location
Height (U)Enclosure or Component
For top feed AC (with and
without the optional
UPS).For bottom feed AC
(with and without the
optional UPS).
AC power cord for the PDU
exiting out the top rear
cornerAC power cord for
the PDU exiting out the
bottom rear corner
N/APDUs
If the maintenance switch is
installed in U1, install the
UPS in U2.
Bottom U of rack3UHP R5500 XR UPS
Up to two ERMs can be
installed.
Immediately above UPS
(and first ERM if two ERMs
installed)
3UExtended runtime module
(ERM)
Required when you have
less than four cabinets
bayed together. Cabinet
stabilizer is not required
when cabinet is bolted to its
adjacent cabinet.
Bottom front exterior of
cabinet
N/ACabinet stabilizer
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.
Any available 2U space2UBlade element
Location is optional,
depending on required
mounting of other
enclosures installed in the
modular cabinet (UPS,
NonStop Blade Elements,
and so on)
Any available 4U space
with the middle or upper
Us of the modular cabinet
preferred
4UVIO enclosure
Restricted service clearances
might exist with a Fibre
Channel disk module
installed adjacent to the
maintenance switch.
Any available 3U space3UFibre Channel disk module
Location is optional. Can be
installed at top or bottom of
cabinet.
Any available 1U space1UMaintenance switch
Internal ServerNet Interconnect Cabling
This subsection includes:
• “Cable Labeling” (page 77)
• “Internal Interconnect Cables” (page 78)
• “Dedicated Service LAN Cables” (page 79)
• “Cable Length Restrictions” (page 79)
• “Internal Cable Product IDs” (page 79)
76 System Configuration Guidelines