HP (Hewlett-Packard) NS-series Network Card User Manual


 
ServerNet Resources: Monitoring and Recovery
HP Integrity NonStop NS-Series Operations Guide—529869-005
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ServerNet Communications Network
simultaneously to improve performance, and to ensure that no single failure disrupts
communications among the remaining system components.
A ServerNet adapter provides the interface between a ServerNet fabric and the Fibre
Channel and Ethernet links. A ServerNet adapter contains a ServerNet bus interface
(SBI) and one or more ServerNet addressable controllers (SACs).
Integrity NonStop NS16000 ServerNet Connectivity
An Integrity NonStop NS16000 system uses the ServerNet fabric for interconnections
between the LSUs, p-switches, and IOAMs, enabling an Integrity NonStop system to
be connected to legacy NonStop S-series enclosures. Figure 7-1 shows a logical
representation of a complete system with the X and Y ServerNet fabrics.
Figure 7-1. Integrity NonStop NS16000 System