NonStop S-Series System Expansion and Reduction Guide
Table Of Contents
- NonStop S-Series System Expansion and Reduction Guide
- What’s New in This Guide
- About This Guide
- 1 The Resizing Process
- 2 Planning System Expansion
- 3 Planning System Reduction
- 4 Reducing a System Online
- 1.Prepare the Donor System for Reduction
- 2.Record Information About the Donor System
- 3.Prepare Both ServerNet Fabrics
- 4.Inventory Enclosures to Be Removed
- 5.Prepare and Stop Devices and Processes
- 6.Ensure Devices and Processes Are Stopped
- 7.Delete Devices and Processes If Necessary
- 8.Prepare Enclosures for Removal
- 9.Finish the Reduction
- 10.Remove Other Cables From Powered-Off Enclosures
- 11.Physically Remove Enclosures From the System
- Adding Enclosures to Another System
- 5 Reducing a System Offline
- 6 Expanding a System Online
- Preparation for Online Expansion
- 1.Prepare Target System for Expansion
- 2.Record Information About Target System
- 3.Prepare Target System for Addition of Block
- 4.Save Current Target System Configuration
- 5.Copy SP Firmware File From the Target System to the System Console
- 6.Finish Gathering Information
- 7.Connect a System Console to the Enclosure
- 8.Change Group Number of Enclosure to 01
- 9.Power On Enclosure
- 10.Verify Connection Between System Console and Enclosure
- 11.Configure System Console and Enclosure
- 12.Verify SP Firmware Is Compatible
- 13.Update SP Firmware in Enclosure If Necessary
- 14.Configure Topology of Enclosure If Necessary
- 15.Power Off Enclosure
- 16.Repeat Steps 6 Through 15 If Necessary
- 17.Assemble Enclosures Into a Block
- 18.Change Group Numbers of Block to Fit Target System
- 19.Disconnect System Console From Block
- 20.Power On Added Block
- 21.Cable Block to Target System
- 22.Verify Resized Target System
- 23a.Update Firmware and Code in Block (Using TSM)
- 23b.Update Firmware and Code in Block (Using OSM)
- 24.Reload Processors in Block If Necessary
- 25.Verify Operations in Added Block
- 26.Configure CRUs in Added Block
- 7 Troubleshooting
- A Common System Operations
- Determine the Processor Type
- Determine the ServerNet Fabric Status
- Determine the Product Versions of the OSM Client Software
- Determine the Product Version of the TSM Client Software
- Move the System Console
- Stop the OSM or TSM Low-Level Link
- Start a Startup TACL Session
- Start the OSM or TSM Low-Level Link
- Start the OSM Service Connection or TSM Service Application
- B ServerNet Cabling
- C Checklists and Worksheets
- D Stopping Devices and Processes
- Safety and Compliance
- Glossary
- Index
HP NonStop S-Series System Expansion and Reduction Guide—522465-009
Index-1
Index
A
ABORT command
ADAPTER D-8
LIF D-8
PROCESS D-8
AC power cords
caution 6-3
planning 1-8
plugging in 6-17
troubleshooting 7-2
ADD DISK 7-13
Adding enclosures
offline 4-18
online 6-1/6-38
ALTER command
AUTOCONFIG 7-13
SUBSYS 6-9
AUTOCONFIG 6-9, 7-13
AUTOSTART 6-9
Availability planning 1-6
B
Batteries, disabling 4-11
Block
cabling 6-25
, 6-29/6-30
creating 2-2
description 2-1
multiple enclosures 6-23/6-25
not recognized 7-4
structures 2-2/2-14
choosing 2-8
examples 2-4, 2-12
supported 2-3
worksheets C-1
C
Cables 1-8
See also AC power cords, Ethernet
cables, Power-on cables, ServerNet
cables
DC power 1-8
EPO 1-9
Cautions
AC power cords 6-3
KMSF 4-1, 6-3
online expansion 6-3
online reduction 4-1
resources 3-4
ServerNet fabrics 6-3
topology 6-3
CLCI
See also TACL
connection 4-17
duplicate request 7-12
CNSL 4-17
Communication paths 3-4
Configuration file 7-5
Critical resources 3-4
CRUs
See IOMF CRUs, PMF CRUs
D
DELETE command
ADAPTER D-9
DISK D-5
Deleting
adapters D-9
CRUs 7-16
devices 4-9/4-10
disks D-5
E4SA D-9
enclosures 3-3