NonStop NS16000 Series Planning Guide (H06.11+)

On Integrity NonStop NS16000 series systems, locations of the physical and logical modular
components are identified by:
• Physical location:
Rack number◦
◦ Rack offset
• Logical location: GMS notation determined by the position of the component on ServerNet
In NonStop S-series systems, group, module, and slot (GMS) notation identifies the physical location
of a component. However, GMS notation in Integrity NonStop NS16000 series systems is the
logical location of particular components rather than the physical location.
Rack and Offset Physical Location
Rack name and rack offset identify the physical location of components in an Integrity NonStop
NS16000 series system. The rack name is located on an external label affixed to the rack, which
includes the system name plus a 2-digit rack number.
Rack offset is labeled on the rails in each side of the rack. These rails are measured vertically in
units called U, with one U measuring 1.75 inches (44 millimeters). The rack is 42U high, with 1U
located at the bottom and 42U at the top. The rack offset is the lowest number on the rack that the
component occupies.
This example shows the location of NonStop Blade Element A in rack 1 with an offset of 3U and
NonStop Blade Element B with an offset of 8U:
NonStop Blade Element Group-Module-Slot Numbering
• Processor group: 400 through 403 relates to NonStop Blade Complex 0 through 3. Example:
group 403 = NonStop Blade Complex 3
• Module: 1 through 3 relates to the processor NonStop Blade Element ID A through C. Example:
module 2 = NonStop Blade Element B
• Slot: 71 through 78 relates to location of the Blade optics adapter. Example: Slot 72 = Blade
optics adapter in slot 72
• Port: J0 through J7 or K0 through K7 relates to the two optics ports in a specific slot.
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