ComputeNode 4U Quad Domain

System Overview Specifications Rear View & Technical Drawings

System Overview

The ComputeNode 4U Quad Domain (Node4U) is a carrier-grade CompactPCI® solution developed for the communications and embedded controls marketplace. Like all of PDSi’s products, the Node4U has been designed to be compliant with Telcordia NEBS Level 3 GR-1089-CORE and GR-63-CORE, for installation in the Central Office. It can be integrated with a range of options to meet your specific needs. The ComputeNode 4U Quad Domain features PDSi’s compact horizontal design, with a full eight-slot, four domain cPCI backplane for use with both front and rear transition cards.

The ComputeNode 4U Quad Domain’s eight slots are divided into four domains, each of which has an independent system slot controlling the peripheral slot directly above it. Functionally, this is like having a stack of four separate 1U units that share power, cooling, air filtering and monitoring/alarming capability.

The Node4U uses a load-sharing 2+1 redundant power supply configuration, and is designed with a system alarm card that provides monitoring, control, status and alarming for the system.

PDSi’s ComputeNode 4U Quad Domain contains the Enhanced Alert!Node, an integral system alarm card that provides remote connectivity through either a serial console or Ethernet. It monitors the status of the cPCI slots, fans & fan trays, power supply input & output voltages, temperature, hard drive (if present) and three dry contacts. The cPCI slots, power supplies, dry contacts and four faceplate LEDs may be controlled remotely.

The Enhanced Alert!Node also monitors and controls PICMG 2.9-compliant CompactPCI devices. Access to the Enhanced Alert!Node is via Ethernet or serial connection. This alarm has the capability to individually power cycle any of the eight slots in the Node4U. The capability enables remote rebooting and typical restoration of service to any slot, individually without impact to other slots. Because the enhanced Alert!Node does not require the use of a cPCI slot, all eight cPCI slots remain available for processors and I/O. The enhanced Alert!Node is designed to be a RFU (Field- Replaceable Unit) and will not affect the operation of the system if removed.

Specifications

Key Differentiators

Four individual 2-slot domains share redundant power and alarm services
Enhance IPMI compliant Alarm enables remote power cycle to any individual slot
High performance cooling with redundant Quad 66 CFM fans in the front fan tray, Dual in rear
Dual Feed DC inputs load sharing 3 power supplies.
From a family of NEBS Certified 4U chassis

Mechanical Specifications

Height: 4U (178 mm/7.0 in.)
Width: 436 mm (17.2 in.)
Depth: 318 mm (12.5 in.)

Enclosure
19 in. EIA and custom requirements

Mounting Points
Mounting brackets for front support.
Custom options available.

System Module Configuration

Eight 6U cPCI slots, with corresponding RTMs
- 4 system slots
- 4 I/O slots

Power Supply Options

AC Single Feed
DC Power
- 200W dual feed, hotswap, 2+1 redundant configuration
- 250W Optional

Regulatory

Certification-Standard

FCC Class A (AC/DC), UL60950 (replaces UL1950)

Certification-Optional

NEBS, ETSI, CE, TUV, VCCI, CSA

System Cooling

Left to right airflow
6 hot-swap fans providing 356 CFM
Quad Front and Dual rear Fan Trays

Enhanced Alert!Node Specifications

System Monitoring Input feed detection
CompactPCI® voltage monitoring
Power supply monitoring and control
cPCI slot monitoring and control with individual slot remote reset capability
Fan detection
Temperature sensor
Hard drive presence detection
IPMI-compliant device monitoring and control
PICMG 2.9-compliant
User-configurable event control
Dry Contacts 3 SPDT, NO/NC via µDB-9
LEDs Critical/Major/Minor alarms
Booting, Shutdown
Dark office configurable
Interfaces 10BaseT Ethernet (RJ-45) and RS-232 serial (µDB-9)
Protocol Support IPMI v 1.5, Telnet, TFTP, DHCP
Hot-swappable
Out-of-bandwidth management

For more information, see the Enhanced Alert!Node product page.

Media Options

Disk Cavity above power supplies for a 3.5” SCSI or IDE drive.

Environmental Specifications

Temperature Range

Operating: 0ºC to 55ºC
Storage: -40ºC to 70ºC

Humidity (at 35ºC)

Operating: 5% to 95% R.H. noncondensing
Non-Operating: 5% to 95% R.H.

Maximum Altitude

Operating: 4000 meters
Non-Operating: 12,190 meters

Flammability Rating

UL94-V0

Warranty & Service

Standard Warranty

One year parts & labor, return to factory

Service Plans

All permutations of: 7x24, 5x24, 5x9 or next day; on-site and/or phone

Rear View & Technical Drawings

Key

Enhanced Alert!Node
Rear hot-swap fan tray
ESD jack
Hard drive I/O connectors
Frame ground lug
Ethernet switch slot RTM (two)
System slot FTM (one)
I/O slot FTM (five)
Dual DC On/OFF switches
Dual DC input feeds
AC input feed
AC ON/OFF switch