NonStop NS16000 Series Planning Guide (H06.11+)

DescriptionIB CLIM Port or Slot
Each Eth port provides one 1 Gb Ethernet copper interface via embedded Gigabit NICEth 1, Eth 2, Eth 3 ports
ServerNet fabric connections via a PCIe 4x adapterSlot 1
UnusedSlot 2 and Slot 3
Two InfiniBand interfaces (ib0 and ib1 ports) via the IB HCA card. Only one IB interface
port is utilized by the Informatica software. HP recommends connecting to the ib0 interface
for ease of manageability.
Slot 4
UnusedSlot 5 and Slot 6
NOTE: All CLIMs use the Cluster I/O Protocols (CIP) subsystem. For more information about the
CIP subsystem, refer to the Cluster I/O Protocols (CIP) Configuration and Management Manual.
IB CLIM Ports
ProvidesIB CLIM Port or Slot
One copper 1 Gb Ethernet interface via embedded Gigabit NICEth 1 port
One copper 1 Gb Ethernet interface via embedded Gigabit NICEth 2 port
One copper 1 Gb Ethernet interface via embedded Gigabit NICEth 3 port
ServerNet fabric connections via a PCIe 4x adapterSlot 1
EmptySlot 2
EmptySlot 3
Two InfiniBand ports (ib0 and ib1) via an IB PCIe cardSlot 4
EmptySlot 5
EmptySlot 6
CLIM Cable Management Ethernet Patch Panel
The HP Ethernet patch panel cable management product is used for cabling the IP and Telco CLIM
connections and is preinstalled in all new systems that are configured with IP or Telco CLIMs. The
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