8 High Availability for Windows Demo Guide — September 2004
Demo Description
Redundant System Slot Program
The Redundant System Slot (RSS) program is used in conjunction with the cPCI chassis
vendor demo that is installed as part of the Redundant System Slot Software package from the
Intel® Dialogic® CompactPCI for Windows CD-ROM. The RSS program demonstrates
redundant Single Board Computer (SBC) support on cPCI systems. One of the SBCs operates
in Active mode while the second (redundant) SBC operates in Standby mode. The chassis
vendor’s RSS software, as described in the Redundant System Slot Software for the Intel®
NetStructure™ ZT 5550 High Availability Processor Board Software Manual, is used to
generate a TAKEOVER event, which simulates a system-critical fault on the Active SBC. The
application notifies the RSS program via the Pigeon Point Hot Swap APIs or the rhdemo.exe
that a TAKEOVER event has occurred and automatically switches system control to the
Standby SBC.
Note: Refer to the Intel® NetStructure™ ZT 5550 High Availability Processor Board Software Manual
located in the rss directory on your Intel® Dialogic system release CompactPCI for Windows 2000
CD-ROM for complete information about generating a TAKEOVER event.
