5 HPE Integrity NonStop X NS7 CG X2 System
The L16.05 RVU introduces the NonStop X NS7 carrier-grade (CG) system which is used in
Central Office and telecommunication environments. The NS7 CG X2 uses a seismic rack with
DC input power along with
NS7 CG X2 standard and optional hardware
. A system configuration
is shown in the
example NS7 CG X2 system configuration
.
Table 8 Characteristics of the NS7 CG X2
Intel Xeon x86 processors
Processor/Processor model
L16.05 and later RVUs
Supported RVU for the system
The core license file is required; see
2-, 4-, and 6-core software
licensing options
See the
CLuster I/O Module (CLIM) Software Compatibility Guide
for supported
version.
CLIM DVD (Minimum DVD
version required for RVU)
NOTE:
This file is preinstalled on new systems.
36U
Rack
2 to 16 processors configured in pairs
Processors
64GB, 128GB, and 192GB memory configurations
Memory
See
Planning Kernel Managed Swap (KMS) Space (page 59)
Kernel Managed Swap Facility
Maximum CLIMs in a 16 CPU
NS7 CG system
16 CLIMs without NSADI
15 CLIMs with NSADI
Minimum CLIMs for
fault-tolerance
•
2 Storage CLIMs
•
2 Networking CLIMs (IP or Telco)
A Storage CLIM pair supports a maximum of 4 SAS disk enclosures
Maximum SAS disk enclosures
per Storage CLIM pair
96 per Storage CLIM pair
Maximum SAS disk drives
HPE LTO6 Tape Data Cartridge and HPE NonStop BackBox VTC
Tape support through Storage
CLIMs
HPE XP 7 Storage Array and HPE XP P9500 Storage Array
ESS support through Storage
CLIMs
This file is required; see
Core licensing file
Redundant configuration only
Maintenance LAN
2
Minimum NonStop System
Consoles for fault-tolerance
Supported
Connection to NonStop X
Cluster Solution
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