Z Microsystems Multi Processor Unit Z MPU - Manual (Page 2)

System Overview
1.0 System
1.1 Sealed
1.2 Independent
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• Shared Chassis -- Shared
Peripherals
• Less space, less weight, less
power, less cost
The rugged Z MPU delivers
four independent computers.
Each computer is an Intel or
Sun COTS computer encased in
its own environmentally sealed
hot swappable module.
Each computer is a complete
stand alone system with its
own dedicated boot disk.
• Hot swappable Sealed
Computer Modules (SCM) and
Disk modules
• Mix & match platforms and
OS’s
The chassis can be quickly
populated with SCM’s and hard
drives, and can be mixed and
matched with Intel and Sun
motherboards using IDE and
SCSI hard drives.
Each hot pluggable computer
and its dedicated disk module
is environmentally sealed
against sand and dust,
effectively reducing
maintenance and increasing
reliability and system life.
• Independent Stand Alone
Systems
Four physically and logically
separate computers enable
different software applications
to run independently.
Each computer has its own
dedicated TranzPak 7 disk
module, its own external I/O
connectors, and shared access
to support peripherals.
Each computer has two
independent USB busses that
are matrix-switched to the
array of USB peripherals.
1.1 Sealed
1.2 Independent