system controller The system controller consists of the System Controller board and the system controller software. The system controller software manages platform and domain resources, monitors and controls the platform and domains, configures domains and the platform, provides access to domain consoles, provides the date and time to the Solaris operating environment, provides the reference clock signal used throughout the system, provides console security, performs domain initialization, provides a mechanism for updating the firmware on the boards installed in the system, and provides an external management interface using SNMP.
System Controller
board A board containing a CPU (central processing unit), which oversees operation of the system and provides clocks and the console bus. These systems support two System Controller boards.
TOD See virtual time of day (TOD).
virtual domain
keyswitch The system controller provides a virtual keyswitch for each domain. The setkeyswitch command controls the position of the virtual keyswitch for each domain.
virtual time of day
(TOD) The TOD/NVRAM chip is located on the System Controller board. The system controller provides TOD services for each domain and for the system controller.
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