Planning Superdome Configurations

Planning Superdome Conﬁgurations

Building Blocks and Deﬁnitions

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What is a Superdome System?

Terms:

• Cell: see “What is a Cell?” on page 27.

• Complex: see “What Is a Complex?” on page 16.

• CPU cabinet: see “What is a CPU Cabinet?” on page 23.

• Partition: see “What is a Partition?” on page 22.

Full Glossary on page 11 .

Superdome is a high-end server that can be (though it does not have to

be) partitioned into several systems-within-a-system, each running its

own operating-system “image” or instance. These

systems-within-a-system are called partitions; the system that includes

all the partitions is called a complex.

The primary hardware building-blocks are cells, which are housed in

CPU cabinets; when conﬁguring a system, you combine cells to create a

partition.

At ﬁrst release a Superdome system comprises either one or two

cabinets, each holding a maximum of eight cells (and a minimum of one).