NonStop NS2400 Series Planning Guide

A Non Stop NS2400 series system requires a minimum CLIM DVD version for the RVU. This file
is preinstalled on new systems. For version information, refer to the CLuster I/O Module (CLIM)
Software Compatibility Guide.
These are the front views of each CLIM model. For an illustration of the back views, refer to each
supported CLIM configuration.
These CLIM configurations are supported:
• “Storage CLuster I/O Module (CLIM)” (page 23)
• “IP CLuster I/O Module (CLIM) (Optional)” (page 26)
• “Telco CLuster I/O Module (CLIM) (Optional)” (page 29)
The optional “CLIM Cable Management Ethernet Patch Panel” (page 31) cable management
product is a convenient way to configure Ethernet cables in a NonStop cabinet for IP and Telco
CLIMs.
Storage CLuster I/O Module (CLIM)
The Storage CLuster I/O Module (CLIM) is part of all NonStop NS2400 series system configurations.
For RVU requirements for DL380 G6 and DL380p Gen8 Storage CLIMs, see Table 1 (page 22).
The Storage CLIM is a rack-mounted server that connects to the VIO enclosure and functions as a
ServerNet I/O adapter providing:
• ServerNet fabric connections.
• A Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) interface for the storage subsystem via a SAS Host Bus Adapter
(HBA) supporting SAS disk drives, solid state drives (SSDs), and SAS tape devices.
• A Fibre Channel (FC) interface for ESS and FC tape devices via a customer-ordered FC HBA.
A Storage CLIM can have 0, 2, or 4 FC interfaces in a NonStop NS2400 system. FC interfaces
are only supported on the NonStop NS2400 commercial system.
NOTE: Solid state drives are supported as of J06.13.
Connections to FCDMs are not supported.
DL380 G6 and DL380p Gen8 CLIMs can coexist in the same NonStop NS2400 series system;
and you can have G6 and Gen8 CLIM pairs in the same system only if these criteria are met:
• The CLIM pair must be comprised of the same CLIM type (for example, a pair of Gen8 CLIMs).
G6 and Gen8 CLIMS cannot coexist within the same CLIM pair.
• Coexisting CLIMs in a system must control different SAS disk enclosures.
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