Fujitsu Siemens Computers SPARC Enterprise M5000 User Manual page 28

Fujitsu siemens servers dynamic reconfiguration (dr) user's guide
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TABLE 1-1
Term
Unconfigure
Reserve
Install
Remove
Replace
TABLE 1-2
Term
CPU/Memory board
unit (CMU)
Motherboard Unit
(MBU)
I/O board unit (IOU) Unit equipped with a PCI card and a disk drive unit.
Physical System
Board (PSB)
eXtended System
Board (XSB)
Logical System Board
(LSB)
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SPARC Enterprise Mx000 Servers Dynamic Reconfiguration User's Guide • September 2007
Basic DR Terms
Definition
To unconfigure a system board in the Solaris OS.
To reserve a system board such that it is assigned to or unassigned
from a domain on the next reboot or power-cycle.
To insert a system board into a system.
To remove a system board from a system.
To remove a system board and then mount it or a new system board,
for system maintenance and inspection.
Terms Related to Hardware Configurations
Definition
Unit equipped with a CPU module, and memory. High-end servers
only.
Unit for midrange servers. A CMU is mounted on this board.
Midrange servers only.
The PSB is made up of physical components, and can include 1 CMU
and 1 IOU or just 1 CMU. In midrange servers, the CMU is mounted
on a MBU. A PSB also can be used to describe a physical unit for
addition/deletion/exchange of hardware. The PSB can be used in
one of two methods, one complete unit (undivided status) or divided
into four subunits.
The XSB is made of physical components. In the XSB, the PSB can be
either one complete unit (undivided status) or divided into four
subunits. The XSB is a unit used for domain construction and
identification, and also can be used as a logical unit.
A logical unit name assigned to an XSB. Each domain has its own set
of LSB assignments. LSB numbers are used to control how resources
such as kernel memory get allocated within domains.

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