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
Index
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Index-6
R
Processor
See also Firmware
reloading 6-37
troubleshooting 7-10
Processor multifunction (PMF) CRUs
See PMF CRUs
R
Recabling 6-22
Reducing a system
See Removing enclosures
Reloading processors
does not work 7-10
in added block 6-37
Removing
disk D-2
E4SA D-6
enclosures
considerations 3-2
description 4-1/4-18
ease 3-2
methods 3-3
offline 5-1
planning 3-1
sequence 3-17
Request timed out 7-10
Resizing
See also Expanding a system,
Removing enclosures
planning 1-3
prerequisites 1-2
S
SAVE CONFIGURATION 4-3, 4-17, 6-10,
7-5
SCF
ABORT ADAPTER D-8
ABORT LIF D-8
ABORT PROCESS D-8
SCF (continued)
ADD DISK 7-13
ALTER 7-13
ALTER SUBSYS 6-9
AUTOCONFIG 6-9, 7-13
AUTOSTART 6-9
DELETE ADAPTER D-9
DELETE DISK D-5
DELETE LIF D-9
documentation 1-7
INFO SUBNET 6-11
INFO SUBSYS 6-9
LISTOPENS LIF D-6
LISTOPENS PROCESS D-7
SAVE CONFIGURATION 4-3, 4-17,
6-10
, 7-5
START SERVERNET 7-10, 7-11
STATUS ADAPTER 6-32, 7-11, D-4
STATUS SERVERNET 7-10, 7-11, A-5
STOP ADAPTER D-8
STOP DISK D-3
STOP LIF D-8
STOP PROCESS D-8
SCSI controller firmware
See Firmware
SCSI port cabling, planning 1-8
SEB
cabling diagram 3-6
, B-1, C-1
communication paths 3-11
expanding a system 6-4, 6-29
removed enclosures 4-8
tetra 8 topology 1-6
ServerNet adapter 4-8
See also E4SA
cabling 1-8
during system reduction 4-8
stopping D-5
ServerNet alarm 3-2, 4-15