公开(公告)号：US10797959B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-06

申请号：US15798951

申请日：2017-10-31

Applicant: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.

Inventor： Ching-Chih Shih ,  Ching-He Huang

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/26 ,  G06F1/3206 ,  G06F1/28

Abstract: What is disclosed is a system and method to use discovery packets, such as in an LLDP message, for determining operational status of a rack system. A network device is connected to the port of a switch. Operational data may be sent or received via a discovery packet to the network device. The operational data may be determined by a management agent on the network device and sent to a management controller via the discovery packet. The operational data may be determined by the management controller and sent to the network device.

公开(公告)号：US10531592B1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-07

申请号：US16351074

申请日：2019-03-12

Applicant: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.

Inventor： Maw-Zan Jau ,  Ching-Chih Shih ,  Chin-Lung Chang

IPC: H05K5/00 ,  H05K7/18 ,  H05K5/02 ,  H01H9/02

Abstract: A system and method for efficient allocation of remote storage devices to computing devices in a rack is disclosed. An end of the rack switch is provided with physical storage devices and a storage service. The switch includes ports that are coupled to network interface cards of computing servers. The storage service allows each of the computing servers to access the physical storage devices. The network interface card includes a controller that can be configured into virtual storage controllers to allow access to different storage volumes.

公开(公告)号：US10523500B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-31

申请号：US15891016

申请日：2018-02-07

Applicant: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.

Inventor： Cheng-Hsun Li ,  Ching-Chih Shih

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  G06F13/40 ,  G06F13/42 ,  H04L12/751

Abstract: What is disclosed is a system and method to automatically configure the fanout modes of ports of a switch in a network system. The network node coupled to the port of the network switch is discovered. A plurality of fanout modes for the port is determined. The port is configured with one of the plurality of fanout modes. The system may also use neighboring ports to determine the maximum speed of a network interface card of the network node.

公开(公告)号：US09934187B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-03

申请号：US14708857

申请日：2015-05-11

Applicant: Quanta Computer Inc.

Inventor： Ching-Chih Shih

IPC: H05K7/10 ,  G06F1/00 ,  G06F13/40 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F13/42 ,  G06F13/38 ,  G06F1/32

CPC classification number: G06F13/4081 ,  G06F1/3203 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F13/385 ,  G06F13/4022 ,  G06F13/4282

Abstract: Embodiments generally relate to hot-plug technology. The present technology discloses hardware and software specifications that can enable hot-plug functions for high-bandwidth and low-latency data transmission within a computing system. The present technology can provide hot-plug functions to PICe devices within a server rack by utilizing various controllers and power indicators embedded in the system. In addition to PCIe, the present technology can provide hot-plug functions to other high-throughput computer I/O (Input/Output) expansion technologies.

公开(公告)号：US09866474B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-09

申请号：US14955437

申请日：2015-12-01

Applicant: Quanta Computer Inc.

Inventor： Ching-Chih Shih ,  Lu-Fong Weng

IPC: H04L12/753 ,  H04L12/44 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/947 ,  H04L12/931

CPC classification number: H04L45/48 ,  H04L12/44 ,  H04L41/04 ,  H04L41/044 ,  H04L49/25 ,  H04L49/35

Abstract: A system for managing server switches includes a plurality of leaf switches, a plurality of spine switches connected to each of the plurality of leaf switches, and a switch manager. The switch manager is connected to the plurality of leaf switches and the plurality of spine switches, and is configured to provide an individual controller as a virtual machine for each leaf switch and for each spine switch.

公开(公告)号：US09866443B1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-09

申请号：US15412994

申请日：2017-01-23

Applicant: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.

Inventor： Ching-Chih Shih

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/08

CPC classification number: H04L41/12 ,  H04L49/00 ,  H04L69/324

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are described for configuring data switches with server data port information. In a first embodiment of the invention, a computing device is provided. The computing device includes a network interface controller (NIC) card coupled to a data network, a central processing unit (CPU), and a basic input/output system (BIOS) with a link layer discovery protocol (LLDP) service. In the computing device, the CPU is configured for receiving a signal indicating a change at the NIC card and configuring the CPU to initiate a BIOS session in response to the signal. Further, the BIOS session is configured to allow the BIOS to perform, via the CPU, operations for the LLDP service including transmitting to a data switch of the data network via the NIC card a LLDP packet including information for the NIC card based on the change.