Diagrams Showing how Multics is able to dynamically reconfigure

Processor A and B connected to all memory elements — System Functioning Normally

Processor B not connected to any memory elements — Processor B off-line for maintenance:

Processor A and Processor B assigned to dedicated memory for each processor — Multics running as two systems, Processor A running the normal system and Processor B running the development system:

(see “Figure 1. Example of Multics system configuration”, from http://www.multicians.org/fjcc1.html for a system diagram showing the input/output controls of a typical system configuration.)