NonStop NS14000 Planning Guide (H06.08+)

NonStop Blade Element to NonStop Blade Element
Reintegration cables interconnect each of the NonStop Blade Elements within individual duplex
or triplex NonStop Blade Complexes using connectors S, T, Q, and R as shown in the illustrations
on the next four pages.
LSU to VIO Enclosure and Processor IDs
Each NonStop Blade Element contains four processor elements, and each element is a part of a
numbered NonStop Blade Complex, such as 0, 1, 2, or 3. The maintenance entity (ME) firmware
running in the VIO enclosure assigns a number to each processor element based on its connection
from the LSU to the ServerNet-to-processor ports in slots 14.1 through 14.4 (processors 0 through
3) and slots 2.1 through 2.4 (processors 4 through 7). Therefore, fiber-optic cable connections
from the LSU to the ServerNet-to-processor ports on the VIO enclosure determine the processor
number of each NonStop Blade Complex.
This table lists the default VIO enclosure slot and port coupling to the processor number:
Processor NumberFabricSlot.PortVIO Enclosure Module
0X14.12
1X14.2
2X14.3
3X14.4
4X2.12
5X2.2
6X2.3
7X2.4
0Y14.13
1Y14.2
2Y14.3
3Y14.4
4Y2.13
5Y2.2
6Y2.3
7Y2.4
The two cabling diagrams on the next pages illustrate the default configuration and connections
for a triplex system processor. These diagrams are not for use in installing or cabling the system.
For instructions on connecting the cables, see the NonStop NS14000 Hardware Installation Manual.
This figure shows example connections to the default configuration of the NonStop Blade Element
reintegration links (NonStop Blade Element connectors S, T, Q, R) and ServerNet-to-processor
ports 14.1 to 14.4 on the VIO enclosure, which defines triplex processor numbers 0 to 3. Two VIO
enclosures are required, one for the X-fabric and the other for the Y-fabric:
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