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Glossary
domain shell With the domain shell, you have access to system controller commands that
you need to perform on a domain. There are up to four domain shells
(A through D). The domain shell prompt is schostname:A> (or B>, C>,
or D>).
domain A set of one or more system boards that is capable of booting the operating
system and running independently of other domains. Domains do not depend
on each other and do not interact with each other.
domain console If the Solaris operating environment or the OpenBoot PROM is running, you
can access the domain console. With the domain console, you can have the ok,
login, #,or% prompts.
environmental
monitoring All systems have a large number of sensors that monitor temperature, voltage,
and current. The system controller polls devices in a timely manner and makes
the environmental data available. The system controller will shut down
various components to prevent damage.
keyswitch See virtual domain keyswitch.
partition A group of Repeater boards that are used together to provide communications
between CPU/Memory boards and I/O assemblies in the same domain.
platform shell The platform shell enables access to the entire system and provides:
configuration control, environmental status, ability to rearrange domains,
ability to power on and off power grids, ability to change the system controller
password, and other generic system controller functions.
POST Power-on self-test. This is the program that takes uninitialized system
hardware and probes and tests its components, configures what seems
worthwhile into a coherent initialized system, and hands it off to the OpenBoot
PROM.
SRAM Static Random Access Memory. A type of high-speed memory device used for
Ecache modules.