Note – The SC is the system controller that controls CPUs and memory and handles communication with the XB.

2.1.5System Control

System control of this server refers to the system control contained within the XSCFU that runs the XSCF and every component controlled by the XSCF.

As long as input power is being supplied to the server, the XSCF constantly monitors the server even if all domains are powered off.

The following functions are provided to increase system availability:

■Configuration management and monitoring

■Cooling unit (FAN) monitoring

■Domain status monitoring

■Power-on and power-off of peripheral devices1

■Complete control and monitoring of the server through abnormality monitoring

■Remote partitioning for domain configuration and management

■Server management and monitoring functions by the user through an external network connection

■Notifying the system administrator of fault information on the server

■Remote console input-output

2.2Partitioning

A single SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 server cabinet can be divided into multiple independent systems for operation. This dividing function is called partitioning.

This section describes features of partitioning and system configurations that can be implemented through partitioning.

1. The connected device must have the same interface to be effective.

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