The CEC: An Overview

CEC is an acronym for "Central Electronic Complex." The CEC is the component of your system that houses the main processors, memory, and supporting system logic. The I/O drawers are also connected to the CEC. The HMC communicates with the Service Processor on the CEC to perform various system management, service and logical partitioning functions. The CEC is considered the "brains" of the system.

You can connect up to two HMCs to each CEC by using the included serial cable.

To view more information about the CEC, select the Partition Manangement icon in the navigation area by clicking on it once. The Contents area changes to show information about the CEC, including the name you gave it, its state, and the operator panel value. Expand the CEC by clicking on it once to show the contents inside the CEC, including System Profiles and Partitions.

In the Contents area you can also select the CEC by right clicking on the CEC icon and perform the following:

Each of these options are also available by clicking once on the CEC and clicking on the "Selected" menu option.