NonStop NS14000 Planning Guide (H06.10+)

For other example configurations, see Chapter 7 (page 99).
Enclosure Locations in Cabinets
In this table, the enclosure location refers to the U in the cabinet where the lower edge of the
enclosure resides, such as the bottom of a NonStop Blade Element enclosure at 28U.
NotesRequired Cabinet LocationHeight (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 modular
cabinet
3UHP 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 six NonStop
Blade Elements installed in
one cabinet with bottom
edge of upper NonStop
Blade Element at 28U.
Twelve NonStop Blade
Elements required for
16-processor, fault-tolerant,
TMR system.
Bottom of modular cabinet
beginning at 1U or at 3U
(maintenance switch at
bottom of modular cabinet)
5UNonStop Blade Element
Requires one (eight
processors) LSU enclosure.
Immediately above
NonStop Blade Elements if
installed in same cabinet
4ULSU enclosures
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
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