Fujitsu Siemens Computers SPARC Enterprise M4000, User Manual

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Chapter 1 Overview of Dynamic Reconfiguration 1-5
1.2 Basic DR Functions
This section describes the basic DR functions.
FIGURE 1-3
shows DR processing.
FIGURE 1-3
DR Processing Flow
System board The hardware resources of a PSB or an XSB. A System board is used
to describe the hardware resources for operations such as domain
construction and identification. In this manual, this refers to the XSB.
Uni-XSB One of the division types of a PSB. Uni-XSB is a name for when a PSB
is logically only one unit (undivided status). It is a default value
setting for the division type for a PSB. The division type can be
changed by using the XSCF command
setupfru
(8). Uni-XSB may be
used to describe a PSB division type or status.
Quad-XSB One of the division types of a PSB. Quad-XSB is a name for when a
PSB is logically divided into four parts. The division type can be
changed by using the XSCF command
setupfru
(8). Quad-XSB may
be used to describe a PSB division type or status.
TABLE 1-2
Terms Related to Hardware Configurations (Continued)
Term Definition
Domain A
Domain A
Domain B
System board #0 System board #1
System board #2
System board #3
Domain B
System board #1
System board #3
System board #0
System board #2