公开(公告)号：US10223313B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-05

申请号：US15195261

申请日：2016-06-28

Applicant: Quanta Computer Inc.

Inventor： Ching-Chih Shih

IPC: G06F13/00 ,  G06F13/40 ,  G06F3/06

Abstract: Various examples of the present technology provide a cluster-architecture to support a scalable pooled-NVMe storage box that can be shared among a scalable number of nodes. The scalable pooled-NVMe storage box comprises NVMe drives, one or more switches and one or more switch ports. The number of NVMe drives in the scalable scalable-pooled-NVMe storage box can be scaled up or down based upon a number of nodes that need to share the scalable pooled-NVMe storage box.

公开(公告)号：US10127055B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-13

申请号：US14980637

申请日：2015-12-28

Applicant: Quanta Computer Inc.

Inventor： Ching-Chih Shih

IPC: G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/4401

Abstract: Various examples of the present technology provide a method for iSCSI based bare metal OS image deployment and diskless boot in a server system. In some examples, methods for iSCSI based bare metal OS image deployment and diskless boot in a server system comprise setting a boot order of a BIOS of the server system to iSCSI NIC of a controller (e.g., BMC) of the server system, setting iSCSI boot configuration to the controller, updating the boot order based at least upon information from the controller, syncing the iSCSI boot configuration to the BIOS of the server system based upon the information from the controller, and causing the server system to be booted from a specific target IP and LUN of an iSCSI storage server of a SAN.

公开(公告)号：US09934050B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-03

申请号：US14849059

申请日：2015-09-09

Applicant: Quanta Computer Inc.

Inventor： Ching-Chih Shih

IPC: G06F15/177 ,  G06F9/24 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F9/44 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/12 ,  G06F9/445

CPC classification number: G06F9/4416 ,  G06F9/4406 ,  G06F9/44505 ,  H04L41/0806 ,  H04L61/2015 ,  H04L67/1097 ,  H04L67/34

Abstract: This disclosure generally relate to remote booting of a computing system. The present technology relates techniques that can enable deploying boot parameters to one or more booting servers in a scalable and autonomous approach. A service controller can receive and transmit a boot sequence and/or boot configuration to other computing components, such as a BIOS or a host bus adapter. The service controller can transmit boot information by a system interface called a keyboard controller style interface.

公开(公告)号：US10728172B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-28

申请号：US16018998

申请日：2018-06-26

Applicant: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.

Inventor： Ching-Chih Shih ,  Feng-Kuang Wu

IPC: H04L12/933 ,  H04L12/935 ,  G06F13/40 ,  H04L12/947 ,  H04L12/931

Abstract: A system and method for efficiently allocating device resources is disclosed. A composer application is executed by a management controller. A fabric box includes fabric switches and a fabric controller. A network is coupled to the management controller and the fabric box. Host servers are each coupled to an upstream port of one of the fabric switches. Multiple device resources are coupled to downstream ports of the fabric switches. The fabric controller determines the path distances between each of the downstream ports and each of the upstream ports. The composer application selects a device based on the shortest path distance to a requested host server in response to an allocation command.

公开(公告)号：US10587935B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-10

申请号：US14731496

申请日：2015-06-05

Applicant: Quanta Computer Inc.

Inventor： Kai-Pei Chou ,  Chin-Tsai Yen ,  Ching-Chih Shih

IPC: H04Q1/02

Abstract: A system includes a plurality of servers in a server rack and a plurality of baseboard management controllers (BMCs), each associated with a respective server from the plurality of servers. The system further includes a rack management controller (RMC). A first BMC of a first server determines component types of hardware components in the first server, determines a quantity of each of the component types in the first server, determines a first weight information of the first server based on the component types and the quantity of each of the component types, and sends to the RMC the first weight information. The RMC determines a weight of other components in the server rack, and calculates a loaded rack weight of the server rack based on the first weight information and the weight of other components.

公开(公告)号：US10581688B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-03

申请号：US15787353

申请日：2017-10-18

Applicant: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.

Inventor： Cheng-Hsun Li ,  Ching-Chih Shih

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/741 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/709 ,  H04L12/707 ,  H04L12/703

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for automatically configuring multiple chassis links in a multi-chassis system using a management controller. The management controller can request and receive switch port data from a plurality of server systems, and a plurality of switches of the multi-chassis system. Based upon received switch port data, the management controller can determine peer link ports for a first switch and a second switch of the plurality of switches; select suitable port groups from a plurality of ports of the first switch and the second switch based upon the received switch port data; and configure ports in each suitable port group as a MC-LAG member port for the corresponding suitable port group.

公开(公告)号：US10298435B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-21

申请号：US14733274

申请日：2015-06-08

Applicant: Quanta Computer Inc.

Inventor： Ching-Chih Shih ,  Yu-Chu Huang ,  Wen-Yuan Hung

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/12 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04L12/939

Abstract: Embodiments generally relate to link state change detection and notification within a server with embedded or directly integrated network switch. In a server configuration in which there is no longer a distinct separation between a network switch and a network interface card (NIC), the server can no longer immediately detect a change in the link state of any of the switch's ports. This can lead to connection failure. A Link State Policy Table is thus implemented within the embedded or integrated switch, capable of changing the NIC link state according to one or more pre-defined or user-defined policy settings. The server is then notified of the change in the NIC link state, and can release an old IP address or request a new IP address accordingly.

公开(公告)号：US10015023B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-03

申请号：US14686267

申请日：2015-04-14

Applicant: Quanta Computer Inc.

Inventor： Ching-Chih Shih

IPC: H04L12/46 ,  H04L12/741 ,  H04L12/24

CPC classification number: H04L12/4666 ,  H04L41/0213 ,  H04L41/0226 ,  H04L41/04 ,  H04L45/745

Abstract: Embodiments generally relate to remote computer network management. The present technology discloses techniques that can enable a high-bandwidth server management method by applying VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network). It employs an optimized RMCP protocol using a dual-pathway VLAN mechanism for data transmission either internal or external to a server rack. The present technology may enable a network computing device to perform the optimized RMCP protocol.

公开(公告)号：US09921933B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-20

申请号：US14931388

申请日：2015-11-03

Applicant: Quanta Computer Inc.

Inventor： Ching-Chih Shih

IPC: G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/32 ,  G06F11/07 ,  G06F11/16 ,  G06F11/30

CPC classification number: G06F11/325 ,  G06F11/3034

Abstract: Embodiments generally relate to status indicator control of a computing system. The present technology discloses techniques that enable sufficient and complex display patterns of indicators such as LEDs to interoperate states of storage devices including SSDs. Aspects of the present technology also relate to storage devices connected by a system bus such as peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe).

公开(公告)号：US20170109176A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-20

申请号：US14980637

申请日：2015-12-28

Applicant: Quanta Computer Inc.

Inventor： Ching-Chih Shih

IPC: G06F9/44

CPC classification number: G06F9/4416 ,  G06F9/4406 ,  G06F9/4408

Abstract: Various examples of the present technology provide a method for iSCSI based bare metal OS image deployment and diskless boot in a server system. In some examples, methods for iSCSI based bare metal OS image deployment and diskless boot in a server system comprise setting a boot order of a BIOS of the server system to iSCSI NIC of a controller (e.g., BMC) of the server system, setting iSCSI boot configuration to the controller, updating the boot order based at least upon information from the controller, syncing the iSCSI boot configuration to the BIOS of the server system based upon the information from the controller, and causing the server system to be booted from a specific target IP and LUN of an iSCSI storage server of a SAN.