the system can be configured (or partitioned) to be used as multiple separate systems. this configuration is known as a logically partitioned system.
the following illustration shows an eserver pseries 690 containing two integrated battery feature drawers.
1 hardware management console for pseries
2 7040 model 61r bulk power subsystem redundant 7040 model 61r bulk power subsystem is placed in the rear.
3 7040 model 681 processor subsystem
4 7040 model 681 media drawer
5*,6* primary 7040 model 61r integrated battery feature (ibf) (optional) for the primary power subsystem.
redundant 7040 model 61r integrated battery feature (ibf) (optional) is placed in the rear.
7 7040 model 61d i/o subsystem
8 7040 model 61d i/o subsystem (optional)
9 7040 model 61d i/o subsystem (optional)
*7040 model 61d i/o subsystem (optional, if features 5 and 6 are not installed).
a pseries 690 system can have up to two racks, which support up to eight i/o drawer subsystems.
the hardware management console for pseries (hmc) is used to manage the resources in the system. the system can be configured as a full system partition, which means that all resources of the system are used as a single system.
the system can also be configured into multiple (or logical) partitioned systems. with a logically partitioned system, system resources can be divided into a number of systems each running in its own partition.
numerous configurations of pseries 690 systems can be managed from one hardware management console. a second hardware management console can be used for redundancy.