NonStop S-Series Hardware Installation and FastPath Guide (G06.29+)

HP NonStop S-Series Hardware Installation and FastPath Guide—541880-002
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10 Configuring the System
This section describes how to configure system consoles and NonStop S-series
servers in several ways.
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Operating configuration
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With cascading Ethernet switches or hubs
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At an unattended site
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On a secure operations LAN
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With Ethernet 4 ServerNet Adapters (E4SAs)
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With Fast Ethernet ServerNet Adapters (FESAs)
For information about Gigabit Ethernet configurations, see the Gigabit Ethernet
Installation and Support Guide.
This section assumes that you have used the preceding sections of this guide to
connect the primary system console and server in a setup configuration. Use the
configurations in this section for installing and operating system consoles.
Your new system console is shipped with the Microsoft Windows XP Professional
operating system already installed. To migrate an existing system console from the
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional operating system to the Microsoft Windows XP
Note. IOAM enclosures must be installed by service providers trained by HP. This requirement
includes configuring the IOAM enclosure and its components, configuring Fibre Channel Disk
Module (FCDM)s connected to FCSAs, and configuring system consoles to communicate with
the IOAM enclosure using a maintenance switch. Your service provider should refer to the
Modular I/O Installation and Configuration Guide which is located in the NTL Hardware Service
and Maintenance Collection in the Support and Service Library.
Topic Page
Setup Configuration
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Procedure to Create the Setup Configuration 10-2
Operating Configuration 10-3
Create the Operating Configuration 10-3
Add a System Console to the Operating Configuration 10-6
Add a Server to the Operating Configuration 10-8
Create a Cascading Ethernet Switch Configuration 10-10
Add a System Console to the Cascading Ethernet Switches 10-12
Add a Server to the Cascading Ethernet Switches 10-12
Unattended Site Configuration 10-13
Create the Unattended Site Configuration 10-13
Add a Server to an Unattended Site Configuration 10-14
Secure Operations LAN Configuration 10-15
Construct a Secure Operations LAN Configuration 10-15