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Figure 2-3 Design layout of the p630
2.1.4 Software requirements
To use a 64-bit AIX kernel, AIX 5L Version 5.1 with Maintenance Level 2 is
required together with PSSP 3.4 with APAR IY24792 or PSSP 3.5.
Example 2-1 on page 19 shows how a p630 is recognized by PSSP.
L1 Data L1 Inst.
CPU Core
1.0 GHz
L1 Da ta L1 Inst.
CPU Core
1.0 GHz
Shared L2 Cache 1.44 MB
L3 Directory
Fabric BUS GX Controller
DIMM
DIMM
DIMM
DIMM
DIMM
DIMM
DIMM
DIMM
Memory
Controller
Memory
Controller
L3 Cache 32 MB
6.4 GB/s
L1 Data L1 Inst.
CPU Core
1.0 GHz
L1 Da ta L1 Inst.
CPU Core
1.0 GHz
Shared L2 Cache 1.44 MB
L3 Directory
Fabric BUS G X Controller
DIMM
DIMM
DIMM
DIMM
DIMM
DIMM
DIMM
DIMM
Memory
Controller
Memory
Controller
L3 Cache 32 MB
6.4 GB/s
PCI
Host
Bridge
PCI to PCI
Bridge
PCI to PCI
Bridge
PCI-X
64-bit
133 MHz
s
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t
1
s
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2
s
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t
3
s
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4
DASD
#2
DASD
#3
DASD
#4
DASD
#1
SES
10/100
Ethernet
10/100
Ethernet
U3 SCSI
Internal
U3 SCSI
External
Fabric Bus
2x64 bit
500MHz
8 GB/s
Remote
I/O
Bridge
GX Bus
2x32 bit
333.3MHz
2.66 GB/s
ISA
Bridge
Service
Processor
I/O:
Diskette
IDE CDROM
Mouse
Keyboard
3x Serial
2x HMC
Parallel
LED
Important: Only PSSP 3.5 supports the 64-bit kernel of AIX 5L Version 5.1.
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