ServerNet Cluster 6780 Planning and Installation Guide (G06.24+, H06.03+)

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4. Preparing a System for Installation or Migration
Hardware Installation and Migration Planning 3-5 (continued)
Task 5: Plan for the Power Requirements 3-13
Task 6: Plan the Location of the Hardware 3-14
Task 7: Plan for the Fiber-Optic Cables 3-15
Task 8: Plan to Migrate the ServerNet Nodes From 6770 Switches 3-18
Task 9: Plan the ServerNet Node Numbers 3-18
Task 10: Plan the Expand-Over-ServerNet Lines 3-19
Migration Examples 3-22
Example: Online Migration Using the Existing ServerNet Node Numbers 3-23
Example: Offline Migration Requiring Changes to the ServerNet Node
Numbers 3-25
4. Preparing a System for Installation or Migration
Task 1: Complete the Planning Checklist 4-2
Task 2: Install the Servers 4-2
Task 3: Check and Install the Required Software 4-3
Checking the Required Software 4-3
Installing the Client Software 4-4
Installing the Server Software 4-4
Task 4: Check Operations and the Required Processes 4-5
Migrating From a ServerNet Cluster Using 6770 Switches 4-5
Installing New ServerNet Nodes 4-5
Task 5: Check and Install the Hardware 4-6
Checking NonStop S-series Servers 4-6
Installing the Required Hardware in NonStop S-Series Servers 4-10
5. Installing 6780 Switches
Task 1: Inventory the Hardware 5-2
Task 2: Install the Hardware
5-2
Installing a Rack With Preinstalled Components 5-2
Installing Components Into an EIA Standard Rack 5-2
Task 3: Set the Numeric Selector 5-4
Task 4: Connect the Power Cords 5-5
6. Connecting the Fiber-Optic Cables
Summary of Tasks 6-2
Installing a New ServerNet Cluster With 6780 Switches 6-2
Migrating From 6770 Switches 6-2
Handling the Fiber-Optic Cables 6-3