NonStop NS16000 Planning Guide (H06.08+)

Control, Configuration, and Maintenance Tools
HP Integrity NonStop NS16000 Planning Guide—529567-009
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Basic Configuration
An Integrity NonStop NS16000 system requires a dedicated LAN for system
maintenance through OSM. Only components specified by HP can be connected to a
dedicated LAN. No other access to the LAN is permitted. The dedicated service LAN
provides connectivity between the OSM console running on a PC and the maintenance
firmware in the system hardware.
Basic Configuration
A basic dedicated service LAN that does not provide a fault-tolerant configuration
requires connection of these components to the ProCurve 2524 maintenance switch
installed in the modular cabinet:
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System console for running OSM
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Processor switch on the X fabric for OSM Low-Level Link to a down system
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Processor switch on the Y fabric for OSM Low-Level Link to a down system
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IOAM 2 ServerNet board for OSM control of the I/O hardware
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IOAM 3 ServerNet board for OSM control of the I/O hardware
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Connections to both X and Y fabrics (for fault tolerance) for OSM system-up
maintenance (any one of these connections is valid as long as there are at least
two connections total):
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Gigabit 4-port ServerNet adapters (G4SAs) installed in an IOAM enclosure
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Ethernet 4-port ServerNet adapters (E4SAs), Fast Ethernet ServerNet
adapters (FESAs), or Gigabit Ethernet ServerNet adapters (GESA) installed in
a NonStop S-series I/O enclosure with IOMF 2 CRUs
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UPS (optional) for power-fail monitoring
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Fibre Channel to SCSI converter (optional) for Fibre Channel tape
Fault-Tolerant Configuration
You can configure the dedicated service LAN as described in the OSM Migration and
Configuration Guide. HP recommends that you use a fault-tolerant LAN configuration.
A fault-tolerant configuration includes these connections to two maintenance switches:
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A system console to each maintenance switch
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Processor switch on the X fabric to the first maintenance switch
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Processor switch on the Y fabric to the second maintenance switch
Note. System consoles require a dedicated LAN for installation and use of the complete set of
OSM client applications.