ServerNet Cluster Supplement for NonStop NS-Series Servers (H06.08+)

Integrity NonStop NS-series Server Supplement
ServerNet Cluster Supplement for HP Integrity NonStop NS-Series Servers—529933-006
1-5
Hardware Requirements
Hardware Requirements
For hardware requirements for Integrity NonStop NS-series systems to be connected
to a BladeCluster, refer to the BladeCluster Solution Manual .
At least two 6770 switches or 6780 switches (one for the X fabric and one for the Y
fabric) are required. A cable management assembly is required for each 6780 switch.
The switches must be installed and powered on. For Integrity NonStop NS16000 series
nodes in a layered topology, you can use either the single-mode fiber (SMF) option or
multimode fiber (MMF) option as described in Table 1-2. For example, if you use the
MMF option, you must have MMF PICs installed in both the 6780 switches and the
p-switches. Integrity NonStop NS14000 series nodes are only supported in a layered
topology using the MMF option.
Table 1-2. Integrity NonStop NS-Series Node Hardware Requirements
Topology
Cluster Connectivity
Point on the Node Cluster Switches
Node
Interconnect
Cables
Star,
split-star
or
tri-star
topology
Dual SMF PIC in slot
2 of each p-switch
(NS16000 series only)
A 6770 switch with at least one
port in the range 0 through 7
must be available on each
ServerNet II Switch (a
subcomponent of the 6770
switch) for connecting a fiber-
optic cable.
SMF cables with
duplex LC
connectors on
one end and
duplex subscriber
connectors (SC)
on the other end
Layered
topology,
SMF
option
Dual SMF PIC in slot
2 of each p-switch
(NS16000 series only)
A 6780 switch with a dual SMF
PIC in at least one of the slots 6
through 9. At least one port on
each PIC in the range 1 or 2
must be available.
SMF cables with
duplex LC
connectors on
both ends
Layered
topology
MMF
option
For NS16000 series:
Quad MMF PIC in slot
2 of each p-switch
For NS14000 with
IOAM enclosure: port
1 of the ServerNet
switch board in each
IOAM
For NS14000 series
system with VIO
enclosures: port 1 of
the Optical Extender
PIC in slot 5 of each
VIO enclosure
A 6780 switch with a quad MMF
PIC in at least one of the slots 6
through 9. At least one port on
each PIC in the range 1 or 2
must be available.
For the MMF option, OSM
version T0682AAA is required on
all NonStop S-series nodes in the
ServerNet cluster.
For the MMF option, OSM
version T0682AAA is required on
all NonStop S-series nodes in the
ServerNet cluster.
MMF cables with
duplex LC
connectors on
both ends