In the main window, the shape and background color of a processor symbol indicate the status of that processor. For example, a diamond on a green background indicates the processor is running the operating system.
Table 2-3 lists the shapes and what the processor is running for each shape.
Table 2-3 Processor Symbol Shapes
Shape |
Processor running |
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|
Operating system |
|
hpost(1M) |
|
download_helper |
|
OBP |
? |
Unknown program |
Table 2-4 lists the possible colors for processor symbols and the processor state indicated by each color.
Table 2-4 Processor Color Scheme
Color |
State |
---|---|
Green |
Running |
Maroon |
Exiting |
Yellow |
Prerun (The OS is currently being loaded.) |
Blue |
Unknown |
Black |
Blacklisted (The processor is unavailable to run programs or diagnostics.) |
Red |
Redlisted (The processor is unavailable to run programs or diagnostics and its state may not be changed.) |
White |
Present but not configured (The processor is unavailable, but not blacklisted or redlisted. One example is a board that has been hot-swapped in, but it has not yet been attached to the operating system.) |