Ns2300 System Overview - HP Integrity NonStop i NS2300 Planning Manual

1 NS2300 System Overview

The characteristics of a NS2300 system are:
Processor / Processor Model
Rack
Main memory
Supported processor configurations
Supported CLuster I/O Modules (CLIMs)
Maximum CLIMs
Minimum CLIMs
Maximum SAS disk enclosures
Maximum SAS disk drives
Maximum VIO enclosures
Maximum embedded Ethernet connectivity per VIO
enclosure
Maximum expanded Ethernet connectivity per VIO
enclosure (optional)
Enterprise Storage System (ESS) support
Fibre Channel to SCSI router support
I/O Adapter Module (IOAM) enclosures
Fibre Channel disk modules (FCDMs)
Connection to NonStop ServerNet Clusters
Connection to NonStop S-series I/O
NS2300 standard and optional hardware
NS2300 systems offer flexibility in how hardware is distributed in the rack, configurations can
vary. Figure 1
8 NS2300 System Overview
shows an example configuration.
Intel® Itanium® / NSE-AG
42U and 36U
16 GB, 32 GB, or 48 GB
2 or 4 (4 processor maximum)
Storage CLIMs
IP CLIMs for Ethernet
Telco CLIMs for Ethernet (M3UA protocol)
Up to 6 CLIMs using these possible combinations:
Up to 4 Storage CLIMs (two pairs)
Up to 2 IP CLIMs if there are 0 Telco CLIMs
Up to 2 Telco CLIMs if there are 0 IP CLIMs
0 IP CLIMs
0 Telco CLIMs
2 Storage CLIMs
A Storage CLIM pair supports a maximum of 4 SAS disk
enclosures (applies to all Storage CLIMs)
100 per Storage CLIM pair
2 required (one each for X and Y fabrics)
4 embedded Ethernet ports (one port is reserved for OSM)
4 optional expanded Ethernet ports (copper/optical)
Supported via Storage CLIM
Not supported
Not supported
Not supported
Not supported
Not supported
describes the NS2300 system hardware. Because