Hyper-acceleration and HW/SW co-verification as an essential part of IBM eServer z900 verification

  • Authors:
  • J. Kayser;S. Koerner;K.-D. Schubert

  • Affiliations:
  • IBM Server Group, IBM Entwicklung GmbH, Boeblingen;IBM Server Group, IBM Entwicklung GmbH, Boeblingen;IBM Server Group, IBM Entwicklung GmbH, Boeblingen

  • Venue:
  • IBM Journal of Research and Development
  • Year:
  • 2002

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Abstract

Hardware/software (HW/SW) coverification can considerably shorten the time required for system integration and bring-up. But coverification is limited by the simulation speed achievable whenever hardware models are required to verify hardware and software interactions. Although the use of a general-purpose hardware accelerator as an extremely fast simulator resolves performance aspects, it generates a new set of handling, efficiency, and serviceability demands. This paper describes a means for addressing those demands through the use of one of the largest hyper-acceleration systems created thus far, and describes many new associated features that have been implemented in operating software.