ServerNet Cluster Manual

Planning for Installation
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Using the Planning Checklist
Plan for Floor Space
Make sure the number of servers that will be
connected to form a ServerNet cluster is no more
than 24.
Planning for Floor Space
on
page 2-18
Make sure no server will participate in more than
one cluster at a time.
Planning for Floor Space
on
page 2-18
If the servers are already installed . . .
Make sure each cluster switch is no more than 80
meters (measured by cable length) from the group
01 enclosure of each server to which it connects.
Locating the Servers and
Cluster Switches on page 2-19
If the servers are not already installed . . .
Make sure preinstallation planning for the servers
and peripheral equipment has been or will be
conducted in accordance with HP standards.
NonStop S-Series Planning and
Configuration Guide
Make sure the servers can be installed so that the
group 01 enclosure of each server is no more
than 80 meters (measured by cable length) from
the X- and Y-fabric cluster switches to which it
connects.
Locating the Servers and
Cluster Switches on page 2-19
Floor Space for the Cluster Switches
Make sure there is enough floor space to
accommodate the footprint of the X-fabric and Y-
fabric cluster switches, whether installed in switch
enclosures or in 19-inch racks.
Floor Space for Servicing of
Cluster Switches on page 2-21
Make sure there is enough space in front and in
back of the switch enclosures or 19-inch racks for
servicing.
Floor Space for Servicing of
Cluster Switches on page 2-21
Plan for Power
Make sure power planning for the servers and
peripheral equipment has been or will be
conducted in accordance with HP standards.
NonStop S-Series Planning and
Configuration Guide and the
ServerNet Cluster 6770
Hardware Installation and
Support Guide
Make sure an AC power source or, preferably, two
independent AC power sources, are available
within power-cable distance (8.2 feet (2.5 meters))
of each enclosure or 19-inch rack containing a
cluster switch.
Planning for Power
on
page 2-22
Make sure the AC power sources available for
use by the cluster switches provide the
appropriate current and voltage levels for
continuous operation of the switches.
Planning for Power
on
page 2-22
Table 2-1. Planning Checklist (page 2 of 3)
√ Major Planning Step For More Information