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
Preparing a System for Installation or Migration
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Task 3: Check and Install the Required Software
Task 3: Check and Install the Required
Software
Time constraints unique to each production environment might make it difficult to install
the required software on all systems all at once. At least one node for each zone is
required during the installation of 6780 switches. For all nodes to join the ServerNet
cluster, you must install any required software before connecting the fiber-optic cable
between the node and the 6780 switch.
Checking the Required Software
For NonStop S-series servers, the minimum versions of the server software listed in
Software Requirements for NonStop S-Series Servers on page 1-8 are required.
1. If you are currently running the G06.21 (or later) RVU and do not plan to use the
long-distance option, all the required server software is installed. Skip to Task 4:
Check Operations and the Required Processes on page 4-5.
2. If you are currently running the G06.19 or G06.20 RVU, check these version
procedure dates (VPROC) at a TACL prompt:
> VPROC $SYSTEM.SYSnn.SANMAN
> VPROC $SYSTEM.SYSnn.SNETMON
> VPROC $SYSTEM.SYSnn.MSGMON
> VPROC $SYSTEM.SYSnn.CIMOM
> VPROC $SYSTEM.SYSnn.RALPRVD
> VPROC $SYSTEM.SYSnn.M2789
> VPROC $SYSTEM.SYSnn.C2790
> VPROC $SYSTEM.SYSnn.LBC2819
> VPROC $SYSTEM.SYSnn.SPCODE9
3. If the VPROC does not match or supersede those in Tabl e 4-2
, install the
appropriate SPR.
Note. If you plan to use the long-distance option, you must install the G06.22 RVU and a
restricted SPR containing switch logic board configuration (T2790AAC). For more information,
see Appendix G, Using the Long-Distance Option
.
Table 4-2. Minimum NonStop S-Series Server Software VPROC Versions
(page 1 of 2)
Software Component Minimum VPROC Version
Logic Board Firmware T2789A01^30AUG2003^13AUG2003^AAB
Logic Board FPGA T2819A01^30AUG2003^23JUN2003^AAB
Logic Board Configuration T2790A01^30AUG2003^24JUL2003^AAB
OSM CIMOM T2727G06_03DEC2003_12NOV03AAC
OSM Service Provider T2728G06_03DEC2003_12NOV03AAC