NonStop NS1200 Planning Guide

NotesRequired Cabinet (Rack)
Location
Height (U)Enclosure or Component
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
If the optional UPS and
ERM are installed in 36U
cabinets, two cabinets are
needed to accommodate
eight blade elements.
Any available 2U space.
Lower U locations are
recommended.
2UBlade 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.
Middle or upper U locations
are recommended.
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
Operations and service
personnel can use the
console best at the middle
U locations.
20U is recommended.2USystem console
Any available 1U space.
Top or bottom of cabinet is
recommended.
1UMaintenance switch
Typical Configurations
Figure 5-1 (page 65) shows the U locations (in 36U and 42U modular cabinets) of hardware
components that can be installed in the modular cabinet.
64 Hardware Configuration in Modular Cabinets