NonStop NS14000 Series Planning Guide (H06.13+)

Preparation for Other Server Hardware
This guide provides the specifications only for the NonStop NS14000 series modular cabinet and
enclosures identified earlier in this chapter. For site preparation specifications for other HP hardware
that will be installed at the site with the NonStop NS14000 series servers, consult with your HP
account team. For site preparation specifications relating to hardware from other manufacturers,
refer to the documentation for those devices.
Component Location and Identification
Topics discussed in this subsection are:
• “Terminology” (page 28)
• “Rack and Offset Physical Location” (page 29)
• “NonStop Blade Element Group-Module-Slot Numbering” (page 30)
• “LSU Group-Module-Slot Numbering” (page 31)
• “VIO Enclosure Group-Module-Slot Numbering” (page 32)
• “Fibre Channel Disk Module Group-Module-Slot Numbering” (page 33)
Terminology
These are terms used in locating and describing components:
DefinitionTerm
Computer system housing that includes a structure of
external panels, front and rear doors, internal racking, and
dual PDUs.
Cabinet
Structure integrated into the cabinet into which
rackmountable components are assembled.
Rack
The physical location of components installed in a modular
cabinet, measured in U values numbered 1 to 42, with 1U
Rack Offset
at the bottom of the cabinet. A U is 1.75 inches (44
millimeters).
A subset of a system that contains one or more modules.
A group does not necessarily correspond to a single
physical object, such as an enclosure.
Group
A subset of a group that is usually contained in an
enclosure. A module contains one or more slots (or bays).
Module
A module can consist of components sharing a common
interconnect, such as a backplane, or it can be a logical
grouping of components performing a particular function.
A subset of a module that is the logical or physical location
of a component within that module.
Slot (or Bay or Position)
A connector to which a cable can be attached and which
transmits and receives data.
Port
A notation method used by hardware and software in
NonStop systems for organizing and identifying the
location of certain hardware components.
Group-Module-Slot (GMS)
A set of two or three NonStop Blade Elements, identified
as A, B, or C, and their associated LSUs. Each NonStop
NonStop Blade Complex
Blade Complex usually has four logical processors. An
8-processor system employs two or three NonStop Blade
Complexes.See “NonStop Blade Complex” (page 103).
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