Neoview Owner's Manual (R2.2)

Table of Contents
About This Document.........................................................................................................7
Intended Audience.................................................................................................................................7
New and Changed Information in This Edition.....................................................................................7
Document Organization.........................................................................................................................7
Neoview Customer Library....................................................................................................................7
Publishing History..................................................................................................................................8
HP Encourages Your Comments............................................................................................................9
1 Introduction to the Neoview Platform.........................................................................11
Overview...............................................................................................................................................11
Summary of Features............................................................................................................................11
Neoview Platform Hardware...............................................................................................................11
Additional Components..................................................................................................................11
2 Neoview Platform Operations....................................................................................13
General Safety Guidelines.....................................................................................................................13
Emergency Power-Off Considerations.................................................................................................13
Emergency Power-Off Procedure.........................................................................................................13
Planning a Scheduled Power Outage...................................................................................................13
Recovering From an Unplanned Power Outage.............................................................................13
Customer Responsibilities for Powerfail Recovery..............................................................................14
Neoview Platform Software..................................................................................................................14
Neoview System Console Software.................................................................................................14
Neoview DB Admin........................................................................................................................14
Database...........................................................................................................................................14
3 Neoview Platform Configurations...............................................................................15
16-Node Configuration ........................................................................................................................15
32-Node Configuration ........................................................................................................................15
48-Node Configuration ........................................................................................................................16
64-Node Configuration ........................................................................................................................16
96-Node Configuration ........................................................................................................................16
128-Node Configuration.......................................................................................................................17
256-Node Configuration.......................................................................................................................17
4 Neoview Platform Installation Site Guidelines..........................................................19
Neoview Platform Power and I/O Cable Entry....................................................................................19
Emergency Power-Off Switches...........................................................................................................19
Electrical Power and Grounding Quality.............................................................................................19
Power Quality..................................................................................................................................19
Grounding Systems.........................................................................................................................20
Power Consumption........................................................................................................................20
Power Cables for European Union..................................................................................................20
Cooling and Humidity Control............................................................................................................20
Weight...................................................................................................................................................20
Flooring.................................................................................................................................................20
Dust and Pollution Control...................................................................................................................20
Zinc Particulates....................................................................................................................................21
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