NonStop S-Series Planning and Configuration Guide (G06.25+)
Table Of Contents
- What’s New in This Guide
- About This Guide
- 1 Terms and Concepts
- NonStop S-Series Servers
- Enclosures
- Components
- Components, Processor Enclosure Without Power Shelf, Appearance Side
- Components, Processor Enclosure Without Power Shelf, Service Side
- Components, I/O Enclosure Without Power Shelf, Appearance Side
- Components, I/O Enclosure Without Power Shelf, Service Side
- Components, Processor Enclosure With Power Shelf, Appearance Side
- Components, Processor Enclosure With Power Shelf, Service Side
- Components, I/O Enclosure With Power Shelf, Appearance Side
- Components, I/O Enclosure With Power Shelf, Service Side
- Components in NonStop S76000, S86000, and Later Configurations
- Cluster Switch Enclosure
- IOAM Enclosure Components
- CRU Identification, System Enclosures
- FRU Identification, IOAM Enclosures
- CRUs and FRUs
- CRU/FRU Replacement Tools
- ServerNet Architecture
- Networking
- 2 The ServerNet Communications Network
- 3 Topologies
- 4 System Components
- Appearance Side of System Enclosures
- Service Side of System Enclosures
- Group ID Label
- Module ID Label
- Group Service LED
- SEBs and MSEBs
- Associated Fabrics
- Adapter Slots and Associated Fabrics
- ServerNet Adapters
- Filler Panels
- Slot Assignments for Slots 51 Through 54
- Emergency Power-Off (EPO) Connector
- Processor Multifunction (PMF) CRUs
- Configurations of Memory Units
- I/O Multifunction (IOMF) CRUs
- Enclosure Doors
- Tall Enclosure Door
- Enclosure Side Panel
- Plug-in Cards
- Typical PIC Installations
- System Console
- Tape Drives
- SWAN Concentrators
- External Disk Drives
- ServerNet Clusters
- IOAM Enclosures
- 5 ServerNet Cabling
- 6 ServerNet Communication Pathways
- 7 Enclosure Arrangements and Cable Connections
- 8 Initial Configurations
- Processor Numbers and Locations
- Processor Types and Memory Sizes
- Internal Disk Drives
- External Disk Drives
- Tape Drives
- Initial Default Values for System Attributes
- Initial Configuration Files
- Objects Configured in the Initial CONFIG File
- Objects That Must Not Be Renamed
- Command Files for Objects Not Configured in the Initial CONFIG File
- Files Used to Create the Initial CONFIG File
- CONFBASE File
- Naming Conventions Used in the SCF0000 File for SCF Objects
- SCF Commands to Automate Disk Configuration
- SWAN Concentrator Configurations
- Ethernet Ports on PMF CRUs and IOMF CRUs
- ServerNet Adapter Configurations
- Factory-Default Configuration of MFIOBs
- Initial IP Addresses for System and System Consoles
- IOAM Enclosures
- 9 The Planning and Configuration Process
- People and Functions
- The Installation Forms
- Preparing to Plan
- Installing a New System
- Changing an Existing System
- Changing the System Name or System Number
- Adding a System Enclosure
- Adding Memory to a Processor
- Adding a System Console
- Enclosure Interleaving for Storage Devices
- Configuring $SYSTEM Disk Slots
- Adding an Internal Disk Drive
- Changing the Configuration of a Disk Drive
- Adding a Tape Drive
- Changing the Configuration of a Tape Drive
- Adding a ServerNet Adapter
- Changing the System Configuration of a ServerNet Adapter
- Adding a SWAN or SWAN 2 Concentrator
- Changing the Configuration of a SWAN Concentrator
- Adding an AWAN Server
- Changing the Configuration of an AWAN Server
- Adding or Changing the WAN Subsystem
- Adding an Open SCSI Device
- Adding or Changing the Configuration of Other Peripheral Devices
- 10 Planning for System Availability and Support
- 11 Planning for LAN Communications
- 12 Site Planning and Preparation
- 13 Completing the Installation Plan
- Create the Installation Schedule
- Assemble the Installation Document Packet
- Installation Document Checklist
- System Equipment Inventory Form
- Enclosure Arrangement Diagram
- Floor Plan
- Preinstalled I/O Device Cable Checklist
- System Enclosure Checklist
- PMF CRU Configuration Forms
- IOMF CRU Configuration Forms
- ServerNet Adapter Configuration Forms
- ServerNet Cluster Configuration Form
- ServerNet Cabling Forms
- Cross-Row Cabling Worksheets
- IOAM Worksheets
- Final Planning Checklist
- Finish Planning
- 14 Planning for CRU Replacement
- 15 Planning for System Configuration
- A Part Numbers
- NonStop S-Series Enclosures
- System Components
- PMF CRUs
- Memory
- IOMF CRUs and Related Components
- SEBs and Related Components
- Doors, Racks, and Related Components
- Visual Image Package
- System Console and Related Components
- Internal Disk Drives
- External Magnetic Disk Drive and Related Components
- Tape Drives
- Tape Libraries
- 5190/94 Tape Drive and Related Components
- 5258 ACL Tabletop Tape Drive and Related Components
- 9840 Fibre Channel Tape Drive and Cables
- Linear Tape Open (LTO) Tape Drive and Related Components
- Loopback Test Equipment
- ServerNet Adapters and Related Components
- ServerNet/DA and Related Components
- CCSA and Related Components
- 6770 ServerNet Cluster and Related Components
- 6780 Switch and Related Components
- AWAN Servers and Related Components
- SWAN Concentrator and Related Components
- SWAN 2 Concentrator and Related Components
- Ethernet Switches and Hubs
- Modems and Modem Cable
- Universal Modem and Its AC Power Cords
- IOAM Products
- Cables and Cable Assemblies
- AC Power Cords, Enclosures Without Power Shelves
- AC Power Cords, Enclosures With Power Shelves
- B Specifications
- C Blank Forms
- D Case Study: ServerNet Cable Lengths
- E Guide to Server Manuals
- Manual Sets
- NonStop SSeries Server Manuals
- Availability Guides
- Adapter Manuals
- Configuration and Management Manuals
- Disk Manuals
- Generic Process Manuals
- Guardian Manuals
- Modular I/O Manuals
- Network Manuals
- SCF Manuals
- ServerNet Cluster Manuals
- Site Planning and Power Manual
- System Management Manual
- System Upgrade
- Tape Manuals
- OSM, TSM, System Console Manuals and Online Help
- Titles and Abstracts
- Manual Sets
- F Supported Hardware and Configurations
- G Modular Power Information
- Safety and Compliance
- Glossary
- Index

Planning for System Configuration
HP NonStop S-Series Planning and Configuration Guide—523303-015
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Subsystem Control Facility (SCF)
Each subsystem manager or monitor process is started by the $ZPM persistence
manager process at system load and has the following functions:
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Creates I/O processes and other manager processes within the subsystem
•
Configures subsystem objects such as adapter hardware and the ServerNet
addressable controllers (SACs) supported by those adapters
•
Identifies the names of processes that must be reserved at system load
•
Monitors its processes to immediately re-create any process that has terminated (if
it was configured to be persistent)
Each configuration manual listed in Generic Process Manuals on page E-5 describes a
subsystem, the objects the subsystem supports, and how to configure those objects.
Generic Processes
Generic processes can be created by the operating system or by a user. Examples of
generic processes created by a user are an HP program, a third-party program, or a
user-written program that you configure to be controlled by the operating system.
When the system is started, all generic processes that are configured to be persistent
are started automatically by the $ZPM persistence manager or by the subsystem
manager, which is started by $ZPM.
For more information about generic processes, refer to the SCF Reference Manual for
the Kernel Subsystem.
Making Important Processes Persistent
You can make important system processes, such as the Expand manager process or
the Subsystem Control Point (SCP) process, start automatically at system load and be
persistent (that is, restart automatically if stopped abnormally) by creating them as
generic processes in the system configuration database and specifying the
AUTORESTART parameter. Refer to the NonStop S-Series Hardware Installation and
FastPath Guide.
Types of System Configuration Files
On systems running G-series RVUs, most I/O processes are not prebuilt by
SYSGENR. Instead, the subsystems place information about these processes in the
system configuration database.
On systems running G-series RVUs, the SYSnn.OSCONFIG file contains only
Software Problem Isolation and Fix Facility (SPIFF) and Software ID (SWID) records.
On systems running G-series RVUs, the system configuration database files are stored
on the $SYSTEM.ZSYSCONF subvolume, independent of the SYSnn subvolume that
the operating system is running on.