ServerNet Cluster 6780 Planning and Installation Guide (G06.28+, H06.05+)
Table Of Contents
- What’s New in This Guide
- About This Guide
- 1 ServerNet Cluster Overview
- 2 ServerNet Cluster Hardware Description
- 3 Planning for Installation and Migration
- Planning Checklist
- Software Installation Planning
- Hardware Installation and Migration Planning
- Task 1: Plan for the ServerNet Nodes
- Task 2: Plan for the System Consoles
- Task 3: Plan for the 6780 Switches
- Task 4: Plan for the Racks
- Task 5: Plan for the Power Requirements
- Task 6: Plan the Location of the Hardware
- Task 7: Plan for the Fiber-Optic Cables
- Task 8: Plan to Migrate the ServerNet Nodes From 6770 Switches
- Task 9: Plan the ServerNet Node Numbers
- Task 10: Plan the Expand-Over-ServerNet Lines
- Migration Examples
- 4 Preparing a System for Installation or Migration
- 5 Installing 6780 Switches
- 6 Connecting the Fiber-Optic Cables
- Summary of Tasks
- Handling the Fiber-Optic Cables
- Connecting the Layer Cables
- Connecting the Zone Cables
- Connecting the Cables Between a Node and a 6780 Switch
- Alerts
- Task 1: Double-Check the Required Software and Hardware
- Task 2: Label the Cables That Connect to the Node
- Task 3: Inspect the Cables
- Task 4: Connect a Cable to the Switch
- Task 5: Connect a Cable to the Node
- Task 6: Check the Link-Alive LEDs
- Task 7: Check Operations
- Task 8: Finish Connecting the Fiber-Optic Cables
- Routing the Fiber-Optic Cables
- 7 Configuring Expand-Over-ServerNet Lines
- Using Automatic Line-Handler Generation
- Using the OSM Service Connection
- Using SCF
- Rule 1: Configure the Primary and Backup Line-Handler Processes in Different Processor Enclosures
- Rule 2: For Nodes With 6 or More Processors, Avoid Configuring the Line-Handler Processes in Proc...
- Rule 3: For Nodes With More Than 10 Processors, Avoid Configuring the Line-Handler Processes in P...
- Expand-Over-ServerNet Line-Handler Process Example
- 8 Checking Operations
- Checking the Operation of the ServerNet Cluster
- Checking the Operation of Each Switch
- Checking the Power to Each Switch
- Checking the Switch Components
- Checking the Numeric Selector Setting
- Checking the Globally Unique ID (GUID)
- Checking for a Mixed Globally Unique ID (GUID)
- Checking the Fiber-Optic Cable Connections to the Switch Port
- Checking the Switch Configuration, Firmware, and FPGA Images
- Checking the Operation of Each Node
- Checking the Service Processor (SP) Firmware
- Checking That Automatic Line-Handler Generation Is Enabled
- Checking the ServerNet Node Numbers
- Checking MSGMON, SANMAN, and SNETMON
- Checking for Alarms on Each Node
- Checking the ServerNet Cluster Subsystem
- Checking That the ServerNet Node Numbers Are Consistent
- Checking Communications Between a Local Node and a Switch
- Checking Communications With a Remote Node
- Checking the Internal ServerNet X and Y Fabrics
- Checking the Operation of Expand Processes and Lines
- 9 Changing a ServerNet Cluster
- OSM Actions
- Removing a Node From a ServerNet Cluster
- Removing Switches From a ServerNet Cluster
- Adding a Node to a ServerNet Cluster
- Adding a Switch Layer to a ServerNet Cluster
- Adding a Switch Zone to a ServerNet Cluster
- Task 1: Prepare to Add the Switches
- Task 2: Connect the Cables Between Layers
- Task 3: Check Operations
- Task 4: Disconnect the Cables Between Zones
- Task 5: Connect the Cables Between Zones
- Task 6: Check Operations
- Task 7: Connect the Additional Nodes
- Task 8: Check Operations
- Task 9: Repeat Tasks 2 Through 8 for the Other Fabric
- Task 10: Reenable OSM Alarms
- Moving a Node
- Changing the Hardware in a Node Connected to a ServerNet Cluster
- 10 Troubleshooting
- Symptoms
- Recovery Operations
- Enabling Automatic Expand-Over-ServerNet Line-Handler Generation
- Reseating a Fiber-Optic Cable
- Correcting a Mixed Globally Unique ID (GUID)
- Restoring Connectivity to a Node
- Switching the SANMAN Primary and Backup Processes
- Switching the SNETMON Primary and Backup Processes
- Configuring the Expand-Over-ServerNet Line-Handler Processes and Lines
- Starting Required Processes and Subsystems
- Fallback Procedures
- 11 Starting and Stopping ServerNet Cluster Processes and Subsystems
- A Part Numbers
- B Blank Planning Forms
- C ESD Guidelines
- D Specifications
- E Configuring MSGMON, SANMAN, and SNETMON
- F Updating the 6780 Switch Logic Board Firmware, Configuration, and FPGA Images
- G Using the Long-Distance Option
- Safety and Compliance
- Glossary
- Index
Connecting the Fiber-Optic Cables
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Task 3: Inspect the Cables
5. For NonStop S-series servers:
a. Place the first label on the LC connector side of the SMF cable.
b. Place the second label on the SC connector side of the SMF cable.
Task 3: Inspect the Cables
1. Remove the dust caps from each cable connector.
2. Inspect each fiber-optic LC cable connector.
3. For cables connecting to NonStop S-series servers, inspect each fiber-optic SC
cable connector:
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Check the SC connector ferrule housing and the ceramic ferrule tip are visible.
The ferrule housing should be at least flush with the connector housing.
•
It is normal for the SC connector ferrule housing to slide freely (approximately
2 mm) within the connector body between the stops designed into the
connector-body assembly.
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If the SC connector ferrule housing and ceramic ferrule tip are pushed back
inside the connector body, the connector might be defective, and you should
obtain another cable.
Task 4: Connect a Cable to the Switch
Perform these steps for one node at a time:
1. Identify the slot and port on the 6780 switch that you will be connecting to. The
ports are located in slots 6, 7, 8 or 9 of the 6780 switch. Cables from the NonStop
S-series servers connect to ports 1 or 2 of these slots.
2. Remove the black plug from the port on the 6780 switch that you will be connecting
to. Leave the plugs for any unused ports in place to protect from dust.
3. Connect an LC connector to the appropriate switch port:
a. Align the keys on the connector body with the transceiver on the switch.
b. Insert the LC connector into the transceiver, squeezing the connector body
gently between your thumb and forefinger as you insert it. Push the connector
straight into the receptacle until the connector clicks into place.
c. Check that the connector is fully mated to the transceiver.
Caution. Handle the fiber-optic cables gently. Do not step on a fiber-optic cable or place a
heavy object on top of a fiber-optic cable. If the cable must be installed with a bend, check the
bend radius is not smaller than .16 inches (3-4 mm).