NonStop NS1000 Planning Guide (H06.08+)

• “Blade Element to VIO Enclosure” (page 79)

• “Processor ID Assignment for the Blade Element” (page 79)

• “Fibre Channel Ports to Fibre Channel Disk Modules” (page 81)

• “Fibre Channel Ports to Tape Devices” (page 82)

For general information about internal ServerNet interconnect cabling, refer to the NonStop

NS14000 Planning Guide. Details about internal ServerNet interconnect cabling specific to an

Integrity NonStop NS1000 server are presented here.

Cable Labeling

Fiber-optic cables provide all ServerNet and other I/O data signal interconnections within Integrity

NonStop NS1000 systems. With the exception of the dedicated service LAN, no copper I/O

interconnect cables are used. Although fiber-optic cables provide high-speed, low-latency

communications, all of the cables look the same and are the same color, usually orange.

To identify correct cable connections to factory-installed hardware, every interconnect cable has

a plastic label affixed to each end. Extra sheets of preprinted labels that you can fill in are also

provided.

This illustration shows an example of the labels that are attached to the cable and connector and

contain information about which enclosure and connector the cable is to connect:

Each label conveys this information:

Identifies the node number.N1

Identifies the rack number within the node.R1

Identifies the offset that is the physical location of the

component within the rack. n is the lowest U number on

the rack that the component occupies.

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