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a transfer and restart another one without taking down virtual
connection.
• VPro for Octane and OpenGL performance improvements.
• The following new system controller features have been
implemented for the SGI Origin 3000 server series:
– Enabled router port security, which prevents unauthorized
enabling of additional router ports on router bricks in the SGI
Origin and Onyx 3400 server series
– Enabled system serial number security, which prevents
unauthorized changes to the system serial number
– Completely redesigned the graphical interface for the front-panel
display of the SGI 3400 and 3800 servers
• Added hotplug attach feature that allows Gigabit Ethernet cards to
be installed on a running system. For more information, see the
pciconfig and ifconfig man pages.
• Added Origin 3000 system partitioning support in the
eoe.sw.partition software package. This feature improves how
system partitioning software is installed, enabled, and disabled. It
also eliminates the need to manually edit configuration files.
• Efficiency improvements have been made to the BTE driver layer to
reduce both latency and contention. This feature is a performance