NonStop NS16000 Planning Guide (H06.08+)

HP Integrity NonStop NS16000 Planning Guide—529567-009
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5 Modular System Hardware
This section describes the hardware used in Integrity NonStop NS16000 systems:
Modular Hardware Components
These hardware components can be part of an Integrity NonStop NS16000 system:
A large number of enclosure combinations are possible within the modular cabinets
that make up an Integrity NonStop NS16000 system. The applications and purpose of
any NonStop NS-series system determine the number and combinations of these
enclosures and the cabinets that house them. For example, installing three NonStop
Blade Elements provides up to four triplex logical processors per Blade Element and
12 Blade Elements provide a maximum of 16 triplex logical processors.
An IOAM enclosure provides ServerNet connectivity for up to ten ServerNet I/O
adapters on each of the two ServerNet fabrics. Currently FCSA and G4SA controllers
can be installed in any mixture for communications to storage devices and subsystems
as well as to LANs. Additional IOAM enclosures increase connectivity and storage
resources, by way of ServerNet links to the p-switch.
NonStop S-series I/O enclosures equipped with IOMF 2 CRUs can connect to the
Integrity NonStop NS16000 systems using fiber-optic ServerNet links from the
p-switch.
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Modular Hardware Components
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Component Location and Identification 5-28
NonStop S-Series I/O Enclosures 5-36
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Modular Cabinets
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Power Distribution Units (PDUs) 5-5
NonStop Blade Element 5-10
Logical Synchronization Unit (LSU) 5-13
Processor Switch 5-15
I/O Adapter Module (IOAM) Enclosure and I/O Adapters 5-19
Fibre Channel Disk Module 5-24
Tape Drive and Interface Hardware 5-24
Maintenance Switch (Ethernet) 5-25
UPS and ERM (Optional) 5-26
System Console 5-27
Enterprise Storage System 5-27