NonStop NS14000 Series Planning Guide (H06.13+)

About This Document
This guide describes the HP Integrity NonStop™ NS14000 series system and provides examples
of system configurations to assist you in planning for installation of a new system. The NonStop
NS14000 series of servers consists of the NonStop NS14000 server and the NonStop NS14200
server.
Supported Release Version Updates (RVUs)
This publication supports H06.13 and all subsequent H-series RVUs until otherwise indicated by
its replacement publication.
NOTE: For NonStop NS14000 series servers that contain I/O Adapter Module (IOAM) enclosures,
refer to the H06.07 (or earlier) version of the NonStop NS14000 Planning Guide for planning,
configuration, and maintenance information of the IOAM enclosure.
Intended Audience
This guide is written for those responsible for planning the installation, configuration, and
maintenance of the server and the software environment at a particular site. Appropriate personnel
must have completed HP training courses on system support for Integrity NonStop NS-series servers.
NOTE: Integrity NonStop NS-series and NonStop S-series refer to hardware systems. H-series
and G-series refer to release version updates (RVUs).
New and Changed Information
These chapters and appendices have been changed for the editions, as indicated. All changes
are marked with change bars.
New and Changed Information for 543635-009
• Changed the following maintenance switch information:
Added maintenance switch support for multiple systems in “Maintenance Switch (Ethernet)”
(page 24)
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◦ Changed the maintenance switch connections in “Basic LAN Configuration” (page 86)
and “Fault-Tolerant Configuration” (page 86).
◦ Changed the maintenance switch's height, width, and depth in Enclosure Dimensions
(page 62).
◦ Changed the maintenance switch's weight in Modular Cabinet and Enclosure Weights
With Worksheet (page 62).
◦ Changed the maintenance switch's heat units in “Heat Dissipation Specifications and
Worksheet” (page 64).
◦ Changed the maintenance switch's weight and heat units in Table 1: Example Load
Calculations for Cabinet One (page 66).
• Added HP R5000 UPS in “UPS and ERM (Optional)” (page 25), “AC Power Monitoring”
(page 98), “Modular Cabinet Power and I/O Cable Entry” (page 36), “EPO Requirement for
HP 5000 UPS or HP 5500 XR UPS” (page 36), “Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)” (page 37),
“Modular Cabinets” (page 41), “Top AC Power Feed When Optional UPS and ERM are
Installed” (page 43), “Bottom AC Power Feed When Optional UPS and ERM are Installed”
(page 44), “Branch Circuits and Circuit Breakers, Monitored Single-Phase PDUs” (page 46),
“Circuit Breaker Ratings for UPS” (page 58), “Enclosure Power Loads” (page 59), “Unit Sizes”
(page 61), “Enclosure Dimensions” (page 62), “Modular Cabinet and Enclosure Weights
Supported Release Version Updates (RVUs) 7