公开(公告)号：US20090307441A1

公开(公告)日：2009-12-10

申请号：US12403472

申请日：2009-03-13

申请人： David A. Hepkin ,  Carol B. Hernandez ,  Andrew T. Koch ,  Kyle A. Lucke ,  Naresh Nayar ,  Jorge R. Nogueras

发明人： David A. Hepkin ,  Carol B. Hernandez ,  Andrew T. Koch ,  Kyle A. Lucke ,  Naresh Nayar ,  Jorge R. Nogueras

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F9/455 ,  G06F1/26

CPC分类号： G06F11/0793 ,  G06F11/0712 ,  G06F11/0724 ,  G06F11/073 ,  G06F11/0745

摘要： Controlled partition shut-down is provided within a shared memory partition data processing system including a shared memory partition, a paging service partition, a hypervisor and a shared memory pool within physical memory. The hypervisor manages access to logical pages within the pool and page-out of pages from the pool to external paging storage via the paging service partition. A respective paging service stream exists between the paging service partition and hypervisor for each shared memory partition, with each stream including a stream state. The control method includes: responsive to a shut-down initiating event, notifying the paging service partition to shut down, and determining whether a shared memory partition is currently active, and if so, signaling the hypervisor to complete paging activity for the active memory partition and waiting for its stream state to enter a suspended or a completed state before automatically shutting down the paging service partition.

摘要翻译： 在共享存储器分区数据处理系统内提供受控的分区关闭，该系统包括物理存储器内的共享存储器分区，寻呼服务分区，管理程序和共享存储器池。 虚拟机管理程序通过寻呼服务分区管理对池内的逻辑页面和从页面到页面的页面的访问到外部分页存储。 在每个共享存储器分区的寻呼服务分区和管理程序之间存在相应的寻呼服务流，每个流包括流状态。 所述控制方法包括：响应关闭启动事件，通知所述寻呼服务分区关闭，以及确定共享存储器分区当前是否处于活动状态，如果是，则指示所述管理程序完成所述活动存储器分区的寻呼活动 并在自动关闭寻呼服务分区之前等待其流状态进入暂停状态或完成状态。

公开(公告)号：US08230434B2

公开(公告)日：2012-07-24

申请号：US11859967

申请日：2007-09-24

申请人： William J. Armstrong ,  Christopher G. Hales ,  Naresh Nayar

发明人： William J. Armstrong ,  Christopher G. Hales ,  Naresh Nayar

IPC分类号： G06F9/50 ,  G06F9/46

CPC分类号： G06F9/5077 ,  G06F9/5083 ,  G06F2209/5012 ,  G06F2209/505 ,  G06F2209/508

摘要： An entitlement management system for distributing spare CPU processor resources to a plurality of deployment groups operating in a data processing system, the system comprising: a deployment group entitlement component comprising: an allocation component for allocating a plurality of micro-partitions to a deployment group; a determining component for identifying spare CPU processor cycles from a donor micro-partition and distributing the identified spare CPU processor cycles to a requester micro-partition in the deployment group; the determining component further comprises identifying when there are no further spare CPU processor cycles to be donated to any of the micro-partitions in the deployment group and communicating a request to a management entitlement component; and a management entitlement component receiving requests from at least two deployment group entitlement components and identifying if one of the deployment groups has spare CPU processor cycles to donate to a further deployment group and on a positive determination donating the spare CPU cycles to the further deployment group.

摘要翻译： 一种授权管理系统，用于向在数据处理系统中操作的多个部署组分配备用CPU处理器资源，该系统包括：部署组授权组件，包括：分配组件，用于将多个微分区分配给部署组; 用于从供体微分区识别备用CPU处理器周期并将所识别的备用CPU处理器周期分配到所述部署组中的请求者微分区的确定组件; 所述确定组件还包括识别什么时候没有进一步的备用CPU处理器周期被捐赠给所述部署组中的任何微分区并且向管理授权组件传送请求; 以及管理授权组件，其接收来自至少两个部署组授权组件的请求，并且确定其中一个部署组是否有备用CPU处理器周期捐赠给另一个部署组，并且通过肯定的确定，将备用CPU周期提供给另外的部署组 。

公开(公告)号：US07765428B2

公开(公告)日：2010-07-27

申请号：US12330087

申请日：2008-12-08

申请人： William J. Armstrong ,  Naresh Nayar ,  Gary R. Ricard

发明人： William J. Armstrong ,  Naresh Nayar ,  Gary R. Ricard

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/203 ,  G06F9/5066 ,  G06F11/2025 ,  G06F11/2035

摘要： Replacing a failing physical processor in a computer supporting multiple logical partitions, where the logical partitions include dedicated partitions and shared processor partitions, the dedicated partitions are supported by virtual processors having assigned physical processors, and the shared processor partitions are supported by pools of virtual processors. The pools of virtual processors have assigned physical processors. Embodiments operate generally by assigning priorities to the dedicated partitions and to the pools of virtual processors; detecting a checkstop of a failing physical processor; retrieving the failing physical processor's state; replacing by a hypervisor the failing physical processor with a replacement physical processor assigned to a dedicated partition or pool, which dedicated partition or pool has the lowest priority among the priorities of the dedicated partitions and pools; and assigning the retrieved state of the failing physical processor as the state of the replacement physical processor.

摘要翻译： 在支持多个逻辑分区（其中逻辑分区包括专用分区和共享处理器分区）的计算机中替换故障物理处理器，专用分区由具有分配的物理处理器的虚拟处理器支持，并且共享处理器分区由虚拟处理器池支持 。 虚拟处理器池分配了物理处理器。 实施例通常通过将优先级分配给专用分区和虚拟处理器池来进行操作; 检测故障物理处理器的检查停止; 检索故障物理处理器的状态; 由管理程序替换故障物理处理器，其中分配给专用分区或池的替换物理处理器，专用分区或池在专用分区和池的优先级中具有最低优先级; 以及将所述故障物理处理器的检索状态分配为所述替换物理处理器的状态。

公开(公告)号：US07698700B2

公开(公告)日：2010-04-13

申请号：US10418566

申请日：2003-04-17

申请人： William J. Armstrong ,  Robert J. Battista ,  Christopher Francois ,  Naresh Nayar

发明人： William J. Armstrong ,  Robert J. Battista ,  Christopher Francois ,  Naresh Nayar

IPC分类号： G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/445

CPC分类号： G06F8/656

摘要： Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for allowing an update to an executable component, such as a logical partitioning operating system, running on a computer system without requiring a reboot (or IPL) of the computer system are provided. Processors or tasks executing in a portion of code being updated may be forced to a known or “quiesced” state (e.g., designated wait points) before applying the update. If any of the processors or tasks are not in their quiesced state, the update is not applied or may be rescheduled for a later time, in an effort to allow the system to reach the quiesced state.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于允许更新在计算机系统上运行的可执行组件（诸如逻辑分区操作系统）的方法，系统和制品，而不需要计算机系统的重启（或IPL）。 在更新的代码的一部分中执行的处理器或任务可能在应用更新之前被强制为已知或“静态”状态（例如，指定的等待点）。 如果处理器或任务中的任何一个处于静止状态，则不会更新该应用程序，或者可能会在稍后的时间内重新安排更新程序，以使系统达到静默状态。

公开(公告)号：US20080168258A1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-10

申请号：US11621393

申请日：2007-01-09

申请人： William J. Armstrong ,  Richard L. Arndt ,  Michael J. Corrigan ,  Giles R. Frazier ,  Timothy R. Marchini ,  Cathy May ,  Naresh Nayar ,  John T. O'Quin

发明人： William J. Armstrong ,  Richard L. Arndt ,  Michael J. Corrigan ,  Giles R. Frazier ,  Timothy R. Marchini ,  Cathy May ,  Naresh Nayar ,  John T. O'Quin

IPC分类号： G06F15/76 ,  G06F9/30

CPC分类号： G06F9/30101 ,  G06F9/30181 ,  G06F9/468

摘要： A method and system for selecting the architecture level to which a processor appears to conform within a computing environment when executing specific logical partitions or programs and performing migration among different levels of processor architecture. The method utilizes a “processor compatibility register” (PCR) that controls the level of the architecture that the processor appears to support. In one embodiment, the PCR is accessible only to super-privileged software. The super-privileged software sets bits in the PCR that specify the architecture level that the processor is to appear to support so that when the program runs on the processor, the processor behaves in accordance with the architecture level for which the program was designed.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在执行特定逻辑分区或程序并且在不同级别的处理器架构之间执行迁移时，选择处理器在计算环境内符合的架构级别的方法和系统。 该方法利用“处理器兼容性寄存器”（PCR）来控制处理器似乎支持的架构级别。 在一个实施方案中，PCR仅可用于超特权软件。 超级特权软件设置PCR中的位，指定处理器将要支持的架构级别，以便当程序在处理器上运行时，处理器的行为与程序设计的架构级别相符。

公开(公告)号：US20090083575A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-26

申请号：US12330087

申请日：2008-12-08

申请人： William J. Armstrong ,  Naresh Nayar ,  Gary R. Ricard

发明人： William J. Armstrong ,  Naresh Nayar ,  Gary R. Ricard

IPC分类号： G06F11/20 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06F9/455

CPC分类号： G06F11/203 ,  G06F9/5066 ,  G06F11/2025 ,  G06F11/2035

摘要： Replacing a failing physical processor in a computer supporting multiple logical partitions, where the logical partitions include dedicated partitions and shared processor partitions, the dedicated partitions are supported by virtual processors having assigned physical processors, and the shared processor partitions are supported by pools of virtual processors. The pools of virtual processors have assigned physical processors. Embodiments operate generally by assigning priorities to the dedicated partitions and to the pools of virtual processors; detecting a checkstop of a failing physical processor; retrieving the failing physical processor's state; replacing by a hypervisor the failing physical processor with a replacement physical processor assigned to a dedicated partition or pool, which dedicated partition or pool has the lowest priority among the priorities of the dedicated partitions and pools; and assigning the retrieved state of the failing physical processor as the state of the replacement physical processor.

摘要翻译： 在支持多个逻辑分区（其中逻辑分区包括专用分区和共享处理器分区）的计算机中替换故障物理处理器，专用分区由具有分配的物理处理器的虚拟处理器支持，并且共享处理器分区由虚拟处理器池支持 。 虚拟处理器池分配了物理处理器。 实施例通常通过将优先级分配给专用分区和虚拟处理器池来进行操作; 检测故障物理处理器的检查停止; 检索故障物理处理器的状态; 由管理程序替换故障物理处理器，其中分配给专用分区或池的替换物理处理器，专用分区或池在专用分区和池的优先级中具有最低优先级; 以及将所述故障物理处理器的检索状态分配为所述替换物理处理器的状态。

公开(公告)号：US07493515B2

公开(公告)日：2009-02-17

申请号：US11241695

申请日：2005-09-30

申请人： William J. Armstrong ,  Naresh Nayar ,  Gary R. Ricard

发明人： William J. Armstrong ,  Naresh Nayar ,  Gary R. Ricard

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/1658 ,  G06F9/4856 ,  G06F9/5027 ,  G06F9/5077 ,  G06F11/2025 ,  G06F11/2028 ,  G06F11/2035 ,  G06F11/2043 ,  G06F2209/5011 ,  G06F2209/5021

摘要： Assigning a processor to a logical partition in a computer supporting multiple logical partitions that include assigning priorities to partitions, detecting a checkstop of a failing processor of a partition, retrieving the failing processor's state, replacing by a hypervisor the failing processor with a replacement processor from a partition having a priority lower than the priority of the partition of the failing processor, and assigning the retrieved state of the failing processor as the state of the replacement processor.

摘要翻译： 将处理器分配给支持多个逻辑分区的计算机中的逻辑分区，包括分配优先级到分区，检测分区的故障处理器的检查站，检索故障处理器的状态，由管理程序替换故障处理器与替换处理器 具有优先级低于故障处理器的分区的优先级的分区，以及将故障处理器的检索状态分配为替换处理器的状态。

公开(公告)号：US07958392B2

公开(公告)日：2011-06-07

申请号：US12349224

申请日：2009-01-06

申请人： William J. Armstrong ,  Naresh Nayar ,  Gary R. Ricard

发明人： William J. Armstrong ,  Naresh Nayar ,  Gary R. Ricard

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/1658 ,  G06F9/4856 ,  G06F9/5027 ,  G06F9/5077 ,  G06F11/2025 ,  G06F11/2028 ,  G06F11/2035 ,  G06F11/2043 ,  G06F2209/5011 ,  G06F2209/5021

摘要： Assigning a processor to a logical partition in a computer supporting multiple logical partitions that include assigning priorities to partitions, detecting a checkstop of a failing processor of a partition, retrieving the failing processor's state, replacing by a hypervisor the failing processor with a replacement processor from a partition having a priority lower than the priority of the partition of the failing processor, and assigning the retrieved state of the failing processor as the state of the replacement processor.

摘要翻译： 将处理器分配给支持多个逻辑分区的计算机中的逻辑分区，包括分配优先级到分区，检测分区的故障处理器的检查站，检索故障处理器的状态，由管理程序替换故障处理器与替换处理器 具有优先级低于故障处理器的分区的优先级的分区，以及将故障处理器的检索状态分配为替换处理器的状态。

公开(公告)号：US07802252B2

公开(公告)日：2010-09-21

申请号：US11621393

申请日：2007-01-09

申请人： William J. Armstrong ,  Richard L. Arndt ,  Michael J. Corrigan ,  Giles R. Frazier ,  Timothy R. Marchini ,  Cathy May ,  Naresh Nayar ,  John T. O'Quin, II

发明人： William J. Armstrong ,  Richard L. Arndt ,  Michael J. Corrigan ,  Giles R. Frazier ,  Timothy R. Marchini ,  Cathy May ,  Naresh Nayar ,  John T. O'Quin, II

IPC分类号： G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/50

CPC分类号： G06F9/30101 ,  G06F9/30181 ,  G06F9/468

摘要： A method and system for selecting the architecture level to which a processor appears to conform within a computing environment when executing specific logical partitions or programs and performing migration among different levels of processor architecture. The method utilizes a “processor compatibility register” (PCR) that controls the level of the architecture that the processor appears to support. In one embodiment, the PCR is accessible only to super-privileged software. The super-privileged software sets bits in the PCR that specify the architecture level that the processor is to appear to support so that when the program runs on the processor, the processor behaves in accordance with the architecture level for which the program was designed.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在执行特定逻辑分区或程序并且在不同级别的处理器架构之间执行迁移时，选择处理器在计算环境内符合的架构级别的方法和系统。 该方法利用“处理器兼容性寄存器”（PCR）来控制处理器似乎支持的架构级别。 在一个实施方案中，PCR仅可用于超特权软件。 超级特权软件设置PCR中的位，指定处理器将要支持的架构级别，以便当程序在处理器上运行时，处理器的行为与程序设计的架构级别相符。

公开(公告)号：US20090106586A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-23

申请号：US12349224

申请日：2009-01-06

申请人： William J. Armstrong ,  Naresh Nayar ,  Gary R. Ricard

发明人： William J. Armstrong ,  Naresh Nayar ,  Gary R. Ricard

IPC分类号： G06F11/20

CPC分类号： G06F11/1658 ,  G06F9/4856 ,  G06F9/5027 ,  G06F9/5077 ,  G06F11/2025 ,  G06F11/2028 ,  G06F11/2035 ,  G06F11/2043 ,  G06F2209/5011 ,  G06F2209/5021

摘要： Assigning a processor to a logical partition in a computer supporting multiple logical partitions that include assigning priorities to partitions, detecting a checkstop of a failing processor of a partition, retrieving the failing processor's state, replacing by a hypervisor the failing processor with a replacement processor from a partition having a priority lower than the priority of the partition of the failing processor, and assigning the retrieved state of the failing processor as the state of the replacement processor.

摘要翻译： 将处理器分配给支持多个逻辑分区的计算机中的逻辑分区，包括分配优先级到分区，检测分区的故障处理器的检查停止，检索故障处理器的状态，由管理程序替换故障处理器与替换处理器 具有优先级低于故障处理器的分区的优先级的分区，以及将故障处理器的检索状态分配为替换处理器的状态。