Managing Superdome Complexes: A Guide for HP-UX System Administrators
Planning Superdome Configurations
Building Blocks and Definitions
Appendix A 303
What is a Cell?
Terms:
• CPU cabinet: see “What is a CPU Cabinet?” on page 299.
• Cell Controller (CC): see “Cell Controller (CC)” on page 306.
• Complex: see“What Is a Complex?” on page 292.
• Complex profile: see “The Complex Profile” on page 292.
• Core I/O: see “Core I/O” on page 318.
• GSP: see “What is the Guardian Service Processor?” on page 296.
• I/O chassis: see “What is an I/O Chassis?” on page 317.
• I/O Expansion cabinet: see “What is an I/O Expansion Cabinet?” on
page 320.
• Partition: see “What is a Partition?” on page 298.
• Superdome system: see “What is a Superdome System?” on page
291.
• System Bus Adapter: see.“Cell I/O” on page 308.
• XBC link: see “What is an XBC (Crossbar Controller)?” on page 312.
Full Glossary on page 287 .
In the picture above, the rightmost section of the board is power bricks
and capacitors; the center section is space for DIMMs, and the left section
contains sockets for four processors surrounding a socket for the cell
controller (CC).