Managing Superdome Complexes: A Guide for HP-UX System Administrators

Planning Superdome Configurations
Building Blocks and Definitions
Appendix A 291
What is a Superdome System?
Terms:
• Cell: see “What is a Cell?” on page 303.
• Complex: see “What Is a Complex?” on page 292.
• CPU cabinet: see “What is a CPU Cabinet?” on page 299.
• Partition: see “What is a Partition?” on page 298.
Full Glossary on page 287 .
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).