gtps4m0f | System Generation |
The Multi-Processor Interconnect Facility (MPIF) provides an interface that allows TPF systems to perform cooperative processing with other TPF systems. Using MPIF, one TPF system can request a system service that is received, processed, and returned by another TPF system. The requesting system does not need to be aware that the receiving system can be in a different TPF complex.
The following diagram shows a sample MPIF complex consisting of 3 TPF complexes.
Once installed, operator commands are available to define parameters, paths, and devices to be used by MPIF.
Generation considerations include the following: