CHAPTER 1 Product Overview
1.4 Hardware technologies
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*5: Redundancy of MMB is supported in PRIMEQUEST 2400E and 2800E. PRIMEQUEST 2800B does not
support MMB redundancy.
For details on the device specifications, environment conditions and power conditions of the PRIMEQUEST
2000 series, see PRIMEQUEST 2000 series hardware installation manual (CA92344-0535).
1.3.3 Partition management
Partition is a divided unit of the hardware which is provided with the functions of processing device, having at
least one SB and IOU. Since partitions are independent hardware units, each partition can be considered as
an independent server. Multiple production systems can be operated on a PRIMEQUEST 2000 by installing
different OS and applications in each partition.
The configuration of a partition of the PRIMEQUEST 2000 series can be changed by static configuration
control function (*1), and by dynamic configuration control function (*2).
*1: Function that turns on or turns off power in a partition unit, or changes its configuration triggered by
rebooting.
*2: Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR). Function which changes the partition resource configuration without
rebooting the partition which is the target for changing configuration.
For details on the partition functions, see ‘4.2.6 Partition settings and configuration display’.
1.3.4 Hardware management
The Management Board (MMB) is provided as a mechanism for managing the hardware of the entire
PRIMEQUEST 2000 series.
The MMB console (*1), the Field Support Tool (FST (*2)), and an external network can be connected
through a LAN connection from the MMB.
*1: Console for setting up and displaying each hardware resource
*2: Console for maintaining the hardware of the PRIMEQUEST 2000 series. Used by the field engineers.
The MMB has dedicated CPU which is independent of the CPU on the SB, and is mounted on the rear of the
cabinet.
The MMB controls and processes the following.
- Partition configuration control in cabinet
- Power control
- Mirror mode settings
- Reset process
- Sensor monitoring
- Log management
- Schedule operations
Connecting the MMB to REMCS (remote client support system) by any of the following methods enables to
remotely monitor the status of the device.
- Via the Web-UI from management network (usual)
- Via the CLI where the management terminal is connected to the MMB serial port
1.4 Hardware technologies
PRIMEQUEST 2400E3/2800E3/2800B3 Hardware technologies
This section describes the main functions provided in the PRIMEQUEST 2000 series.
Technology that attains high efficiency, high scalability (expandability)
- Intel ® Xeon ® processor E7 v4 product family
- QuickPath Interconnect (QPI)
- Hyper threading-technology function
Technologies providing high-reliability and high-availability
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