公开(公告)号：US09971642B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-15

申请号：US15142977

申请日：2016-04-29

Applicant: Dell Products L.P.

Inventor： Bi-Chong Wang

IPC: G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/07 ,  G06F11/14 ,  G06F9/44

CPC classification number: G06F11/0793 ,  G06F9/4406 ,  G06F11/0727 ,  G06F11/0751 ,  G06F11/079 ,  G06F11/1417 ,  G06F11/142 ,  G06F11/1425

Abstract: A system and method for recovering from a configuration error are disclosed. A Basic Input Output System (BIOS) configures a memory associated with a node of an information handling system and enables a progress monitoring process during configuration of the memory. The memory is disabled if the BIOS determines that a configuration error occurred and a memory reference code associated with the memory is modified in order to prevent a reset of the information handling system.

公开(公告)号：US09965293B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-08

申请号：US15394922

申请日：2016-12-30

Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION

Inventor： Nathaniel L. Desimone ,  Robert E. Gough ,  Sean C. Dardis

IPC: G06F9/44 ,  G06F13/38 ,  G06F13/42

CPC classification number: G06F9/4411 ,  G06F9/4406 ,  G06F13/382 ,  G06F13/385 ,  G06F13/387 ,  G06F13/4221 ,  G06F13/4282

Abstract: Techniques for adaptive interface support are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise logic, at least a portion of which is in hardware, the logic to execute a basic input/output system (BIOS), determine a respective impedance state for each of one or more pins in an M.2 physical interface, determine an interface type for a peripheral device coupled with the M.2 physical interface based on the impedance states for the one or more pins, and control an operational state of the peripheral device during execution of the BIOS, based on the interface type for the peripheral device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US09965291B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-08

申请号：US14458443

申请日：2014-08-13

Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Kenji Saiki

IPC: G06F15/177 ,  G06F9/44

CPC classification number: G06F9/4406 ,  G06F9/4401

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that can execute a start-up process properly, even when electric power is cut off without performing a normal power turn-OFF process. A first storage unit stores a program. A second storage unit continues holding information even when a power supply stops. A third storage unit stores information showing a power-OFF-timing state of the information processing apparatus. A control unit determines whether the information showing the power-OFF-timing state obtained from the third storage unit needs read-out of a program at a power ON timing of the information processing apparatus, performs a start-up process after reading and developing the program from the first storage unit to the second storage unit when the read-out of the program is needed, and performs the start-up process without reading and developing the program from the first storage unit to the second storage unit when the read-out of the program is not needed.

公开(公告)号：US09961107B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-01

申请号：US15436304

申请日：2017-02-17

Applicant: SecureWorks Corp.

Inventor： Ross R. Kinder ,  Aaron Hackworth ,  Matthew K. Geiger ,  Kevin R. Moore ,  Timothy M. Vidas

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  G06F21/55 ,  G06F21/56 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/707 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/54 ,  H04L29/12

CPC classification number: H04L63/1466 ,  G06F9/4406 ,  G06F9/542 ,  G06F21/552 ,  G06F21/554 ,  G06F21/565 ,  G06F21/566 ,  G06F2221/033 ,  G06F2221/034 ,  G06F2221/2115 ,  H04L41/069 ,  H04L45/22 ,  H04L61/1511 ,  H04L63/1416 ,  H04L63/1425 ,  H04L63/1441 ,  H04L63/20 ,  H04L63/308

Abstract: A system for collection and analysis of forensic and event data comprising a server and an endpoint agent operating on a remote system. The server is configured to receive event data including process creation data, persistent process data, thread injection data, network connection data, memory pattern data, or any combination thereof, and analyze the event data to detect compromises of a remote system. The endpoint agent is configured to acquire event data, and communicate the event data to the server.

公开(公告)号：US20180113716A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-26

申请号：US15333605

申请日：2016-10-25

Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation

Inventor： Raja Das ,  Venkatesh Sainath ,  Vishwanatha Subbanna ,  Dhruvaraj Subhashchandran Pillai

IPC: G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/445

CPC classification number: G06F9/4416 ,  G06F9/4406 ,  G06F9/4418 ,  G06F9/442 ,  G06F9/44505

Abstract: In an approach for selecting a boot-up path in a multi-node server, a processor receives a first set of computing capability data for a first boot-up path of a server and a second set of computing capability data for a second boot-up path of the server. A processor compares the first set of computing capability data to the second set of computing capability data. A processor determines that the first boot-up path has greater computing capabilities than the second boot-up path based on the comparison. Responsive to determining the first boot-up path has greater computing capabilities, a processor boots-up the server using the first boot-up path.

公开(公告)号：US09953167B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-24

申请号：US14880746

申请日：2015-10-12

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： David R Wooten ,  Andrey Marochko ,  Dennis Mattoon ,  Paul England

IPC: G06F9/00 ,  G06F15/177 ,  G06F21/57 ,  G06F9/44 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04L9/32 ,  G06F21/51 ,  G06F11/14

CPC classification number: G06F21/575 ,  G06F9/4406 ,  G06F11/1417 ,  G06F21/51 ,  H04L9/0861 ,  H04L9/0866 ,  H04L9/0891 ,  H04L9/3263

Abstract: Systems and methods facilitating a framework that provides a core trusted computing base (TCB) of an electronic device with various security capabilities. The framework can include a low-resource device and at least one distributed resource. The low-resource device can be configured to generate sealing keys, migration keys, and attestation keys that are based on a device secret associated with the low-resource device and one or more software modules. The low-resource device can further be configured to use the migration keys and the sealing keys to both verify a software update and migrate secrets from a previous version of the software to a newer version of the software. Additionally, the low-resource device can be configured to generate an attestation statement using the attestation keys and perform attestation using the attestation statement and the at least one distributed resource.

公开(公告)号：US09952879B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-24

申请号：US13598616

申请日：2012-08-30

Applicant: Edmund Nightingale ,  Ky Srinivasan

Inventor： Edmund Nightingale ,  Ky Srinivasan

IPC: G06F9/00 ,  G06F9/24 ,  G06F15/177 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/445

CPC classification number: G06F9/4406 ,  G06F9/44573

Abstract: A software layout system is described herein that speeds up computer system boot time and/or application initialization time by moving constant data and executable code into byte-addressable, persistent random access memory (BPRAM). The system determines which components and aspects of the operating system or application change infrequently. From this information, the system builds a high performance BPRAM cache to provide faster access to these frequently used components, including the kernel. The result is that kernel or application code and data structures have a high performance access and execution time with regard to memory fetches. Thus, the software layout system provides a faster way to prepare operating systems and applications for normal operation and reduces the time spent on initialization.

公开(公告)号：US09946552B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-17

申请号：US15271498

申请日：2016-09-21

Applicant: American Megatrends, Inc.

Inventor： Venkatesan Balakrishnan ,  J. Vinodhini

IPC: G06F9/44 ,  G06F3/06

CPC classification number: G06F9/4406 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F9/4411 ,  G06F11/07

Abstract: Systems and methods for synchronizing a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) controller with a management controller. The system includes the management controller, a RAID having the RAID controller connected to the management controller; and a serial bus connected to the management controller and the RAID controller. The RAID controller is configured to, when the RAID is powered up, assert the serial bus with a ready signal, and the management controller is configured to, upon checking the ready signal from the serial bus, construct a communication with the RAID controller for communicating with the RAID.

公开(公告)号：US20180101389A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-12

申请号：US15466854

申请日：2017-03-22

Applicant: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation ,  INVENTEC CORPORATION

Inventor： Chao-Yang CHENG

IPC: G06F9/44

CPC classification number: G06F9/4406 ,  G06F9/4403

Abstract: A boot detection system and a boot detection method for a computer are disclosed herein, in which the boot detection system includes a management controller and a basic input/output system (BIOS). The BIOS is electrically coupled to the management controller. The management controller is configured to set a flag value according to a boot type of the computer and record the flag value. The BIOS is configured to detect the flag value and send an event generating command to the management controller according to the flag value in order to control to the management controller to generate a boot event. The boot event is a power up event or a warm reset event.

公开(公告)号：US09934382B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-03

申请号：US14526372

申请日：2014-10-28

Applicant: Cloudera, Inc.

Inventor： Eduardo Garcia

IPC: G06F21/57 ,  G06F9/455 ,  G06F9/44

CPC classification number: G06F21/572 ,  G06F9/4406 ,  G06F9/45558 ,  G06F21/575 ,  G06F2009/45575 ,  G06F2221/033 ,  G06F2221/2107 ,  G06F2221/2115

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods for encrypting a virtual machine image and accessing an encrypted virtual machine image. According to some embodiments an encryption module can encrypt a virtual machine image and place an encryption boot loader. The encryption boot loader may be extracted from the encrypted virtual machine image, be transmitted to, and stored at a key storage system. Upon a request to boot an operating system associated with the encrypted virtual machine image, a pre-boot execution environment may communicate with an image service to retrieve the encryption boot loader from the remote key storage system. The virtual machine image may therefore be decrypted suing the encryption boot loader, which may allow booting of the operating system.