WAN Subsystem Configuration and Management Manual

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SWAN 2 Concentrator Connections

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Integrity NonStop NS-series server connection

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NonStop S-series server connection

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NonStop S-series I/O enclosure attached to an Integrity NonStop NS-series server

connection

SWAN 2 concentrator connections provide redundant ServerNet X and Y fabrics to the

Ethernet adapters. If one ServerNet fabric fails, the Ethernet adapter can still be

accessed using the remaining ServerNet fabric.

HP recommends configuring a SWAN 2 concentrator to connect to Ethernet ports on

two E4SAs, FESAs, GESAs, or G4SAs; this type of configuration provides more

fault-tolerance for the IOPs that use the lines on the SWAN 2 concentrator.

Integrity NonStop NS-Series Server Connection

The SWAN 2 concentrator connects to the Integrity NonStop NS-series server using

fault-tolerant, 10/100 Base-T connections provided by one or two

Gigabit Ethernet 4-port ServerNet adapters (G4SAs) or (in H06.08 and subsequent

H-series RVUs)

VIO enclosures. G4SAs are installed in an I/O Adapter Module (IOAM)

enclosure. In a VIO enclosure, Ethernet ports in slots 6 and 7 provide similar

functionality and also are represented in the SLSA subsystem by the G4SA adapter

Type. For more information about connecting the SWAN concentrator to a VIO

enclosure, see the Versatile I/O Manual. For more information about the SLSA

interface to the VIO enclosure, see the Versatile I/O Manual.

NonStop S-Series Server Connection

The SWAN 2 concentrator connects to the NonStop S-series server using

fault-tolerant, 10/100 Base-T Ethernet connections provided by one or two Ethernet 4

ServerNet adapters (E4SAs), Fast Ethernet ServerNet adapters (FESAs), Gigabit

Ethernet ServerNet adapters (GESAs), or Gigabit Ethernet 4-port ServerNet adapters

(G4SAs).

NonStop S-Series I/O Enclosure Attached to Integrity

Nonstop NS-Series Server Connection

The SWAN 2 concentrator connects to a NonStop S-series I/O enclosure that is

attached to an Integrity NonStop server in the same manner as NonStop S-Series

Server Connection; however, I/O multifunction 2 (IOMF 2) components must be

installed in the NonStop S-series enclosure in order to access the Integrity NonStop

server’s processor-switch (p-switch). For more information about this configuration,

see the Introduction to Networking for HP Integrity NonStop NS-Series Servers or the

NonStop NS-Series Planning Guide.

Note. The data transfer rate is 10 Mbps for SWAN 2 when using an E4SA.