NonStop NS16000 Series Planning Guide (H06.11+)

1 NonStop NS16000 Series System Overview
Integrity NonStop NS16000 series servers use the “NonStop NS16000 Series System Architecture”
(page 20), a number of duplex or triplex processors, and various combinations of modular hardware
components installed in 42U modular cabinets. All Integrity NonStop NS16000 series server
components are field-replaceable units (FRUs) that can only be serviced by service providers trained
by HP.
The NonStop NS16000 series includes the NonStop NS16000 server and the NonStop NS16200
server and has these characteristics:
Table 1 Characteristics of a NonStop NS16000 Series Systems
Processor/Processor model
• Intel Itanium/NSE-A for NS16000
• Intel Itanium/NSE-T for NS16200
H06.11 and later RVUsSupported RVU
42U, 19 inch rackCabinet
4 GB to 16 GB main memory per logical processorMinimum/max. memory
2 to 16Minimum/max. processors
2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, or 16 processorsSupported configurations
Minimum CLIMs
• 0 CLIMs (if there are IOAM enclosures)
• 2 Storage CLIMs and 2 Networking (IP, Telco, or IB) CLIMs — if there are no
IOAM enclosures
NOTE: Although some configurations allow for 1 Networking CLIM, HP highly
recommends using 2 Networking CLIMs of the same type for fault-tolerance.
Max. ServerNet links for I/O
connections
• 16 links per fabric (if connected to a BladeCluster)
• 24 links per fabric (if not connected to a BladeCluster)
Number of ServerNet links used
by I/O connection type per fabric
• 1 link used per NonStop S-series I/O enclosure
• 1–2 links used per Networking CLIM (depending on configuration)
• 2 links used per Storage CLIM
• 4 links used per IOAM
A Storage CLIM pair supports a maximum of 4 SAS disk enclosures. This maximum
applies to all Storage CLIM types: G2, G5, G6.
Maximum SAS disk enclosures
per Storage CLIM pair
100 per Storage CLIM pairMaximum SAS disk drives
Up to 60 in combinationMaximum FCSAs and G4SAs
112 per FCSA pairMaximum FC disk drives
4 Fibre-Channel Disk Modules (FCDMs) daisy-chained with 14 disk drives per FCDMMaximum FCDMs via IOAM
enclosure
6 IOAMs. Depending on your configuration, the maximum number of IOAMs might
be different. Check with your HP representative.
Maximum IOAM enclosures
SupportedESS support via Storage CLIMs
or IOAMs
SupportedVolume Level Encryption
SupportedNonStop ServerNet Clusters
connection
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