Selection of a redundant controller based on resource view
    1.
    发明授权
    Selection of a redundant controller based on resource view 有权
    基于资源视图选择冗余控制器

    公开(公告)号:US08245233B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-08-14

    申请号:US12335690

    申请日:2008-12-16

    IPC分类号: G06F9/46

    CPC分类号: G06F9/5011

    摘要: A method, a system and a computer program product for selecting a primary controller for a server system based on the services offered by each controller. A primary controller designator (PCD) utility determines the relative importance of a controller based upon the services provided by the controller and the weighted importance assigned to these services. The PCD utility classifies the services provided by a system-controller according to the following: (1) the number of OS partitions a system-controller is able to communicate with; and (2) the number of hardware devices that a controller has access to. The importance of the services is determined by the host OS partition information and the degree of importance of a partition that utilizes/requires the particular service(s). The PCD utility designates a controller as a “Primary” if the designated “Primary” is capable of providing services that are required for the most important OS partitions, according to the classification of controller services.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于基于由每个控制器提供的服务来选择用于服务器系统的主控制器的方法,系统和计算机程序产品。 主控制器指示符(PCD)实用程序根据控制器提供的服务和分配给这些服务的加权重要性来确定控制器的相对重要性。 PCD实用程序根据以下内容对系统控制器提供的服务进行分类:(1)系统控制器能够通信的OS分区数; 和(2)控制器访问的硬件设备的数量。 服务的重要性由主机OS分区信息和利用/要求特定服务的分区的重要程度决定。 如果指定的“主”能够提供最重要的OS分区所需的服务,则根据控制器服务的分类,PCD实用程序将控制器指定为“主”。

    MANAGING MULTI-NODE MULTI-VERSION SYSTEMS
    2.
    发明申请
    MANAGING MULTI-NODE MULTI-VERSION SYSTEMS 失效
    管理多节点多版本系统

    公开(公告)号:US20090313257A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-12-17

    申请号:US12139537

    申请日:2008-06-16

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30 G06F7/00

    CPC分类号: G06F17/30575

    摘要: A method, system, and computer usable program product for managing multi-node multi-version systems are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A process associates a version identifier with a first version of data available at a first node in the multi-node multi-version system. The version identifier corresponds to the first version of the data. The data includes an update. The process sends the data and the associated version identifier to a second node without learning a second version of data available at the second node. In one embodiment, the first version of data may be a subset of the second version of data. In another embodiment the second version of data may be a subset of the first version of data. The process repeats the sending for each update at the first node.

    摘要翻译: 在说明性实施例中提供了用于管理多节点多版本系统的方法,系统和计算机可用程序产品。 过程将版本标识符与在多节点多版本系统中的第一节点处可用的第一版本的数据相关联。 版本标识符对应于数据的第一个版本。 数据包括更新。 该过程将数据和相关联的版本标识符发送到第二节点而不学习在第二节点处可用的第二版本的数据。 在一个实施例中,数据的第一版本可以是数据的第二版本的子集。 在另一个实施例中,数据的第二版本可以是数据的第一版本的子集。 该过程重复发送第一个节点上的每个更新。

    SELECTION OF A REDUNDANT CONTROLLER BASED ON RESOURCE VIEW
    3.
    发明申请
    SELECTION OF A REDUNDANT CONTROLLER BASED ON RESOURCE VIEW 有权
    基于资源视图选择冗余控制器

    公开(公告)号:US20100153679A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-17

    申请号:US12335690

    申请日:2008-12-16

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    CPC分类号: G06F9/5011

    摘要: A method, a system and a computer program product for selecting a primary controller for a server system based on the services offered by each controller. A primary controller designator (PCD) utility determines the relative importance of a controller based upon the services provided by the controller and the weighted importance assigned to these services. The PCD utility classifies the services provided by a system-controller according to the following: (1) the number of OS partitions a system-controller is able to communicate with; and (2) the number of hardware devices that a controller has access to. The importance of the services is determined by the host OS partition information and the degree of importance of a partition that utilizes/requires the particular service(s). The PCD utility designates a controller as a “Primary” if the designated “Primary” is capable of providing services that are required for the most important OS partitions, according to the classification of controller services.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于基于由每个控制器提供的服务来选择用于服务器系统的主控制器的方法,系统和计算机程序产品。 主控制器指示符(PCD)实用程序根据控制器提供的服务和分配给这些服务的加权重要性来确定控制器的相对重要性。 PCD实用程序根据以下内容对系统控制器提供的服务进行分类:(1)系统控制器能够通信的OS分区数; 和(2)控制器访问的硬件设备的数量。 服务的重要性由主机OS分区信息和利用/要求特定服务的分区的重要程度决定。 如果指定的“主”能够提供最重要的OS分区所需的服务,则根据控制器服务的分类,PCD实用程序将控制器指定为“主”。

    INTERRUPT-DRIVEN LINK STATUS FEEDBACK MECHANISM FOR EMBEDDED SWITCHES
    4.
    发明申请
    INTERRUPT-DRIVEN LINK STATUS FEEDBACK MECHANISM FOR EMBEDDED SWITCHES 有权
    用于嵌入式开关的中断驱动链路状态反馈机制

    公开(公告)号:US20100250810A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-09-30

    申请号:US12412502

    申请日:2009-03-27

    IPC分类号: G06F13/24

    CPC分类号: H04L69/40

    摘要: A computer implemented method, a tangible computer readable medium, and a data processing system intelligently propagate link status information received by a blade server to the various ports of an embedded multi-port switch. The link status of a switch port in an external switch module can be communicated to the operating systems of individual blade servers that are affected by that link status. When an external switch module is unplugged from a server blade chassis, the bus controller broadcasts a link down event, such as a link down interrupt, to the individual server blades where it is received by the embedded multi-port switch for those server blades. The embedded multi-port switch translates the link down interrupt into a hardware link down event, and forwards the hardware link down event to the other elements connected to the embedded multi-port switch.

    摘要翻译: 计算机实现的方法,有形计算机可读介质和数据处理系统将由刀片服务器接收的链路状态信息智能地传播到嵌入式多端口交换机的各个端口。 外部交换机模块中的交换机端口的链路状态可以传送到受该链路状态影响的各个刀片服务器的操作系统。 当外部交换机模块从服务器刀片服务器机箱拔下时,总线控制器将链接断开事件(例如链接中断)广播到单个服务器刀片,由那些服务器刀片的嵌入式多端口交换机接收。 嵌入式多端口交换机将链路中断转换为硬件链路断开事件,并将硬件链路断开事件转发到连接到嵌入式多端口交换机的其他元件。

    Method and system for remote node debugging using an embedded node controller
    5.
    发明授权
    Method and system for remote node debugging using an embedded node controller 失效
    使用嵌入式节点控制器进行远程节点调试的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US08006135B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-23

    申请号:US12353287

    申请日:2009-01-14

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00

    摘要: A method, system and computer program product for remotely debugging a malfunctioning node controller of a node in a distributed node network through a functioning node controller of the same node. The method comprises establishing a serial link between the malfunctioning node controller and a functioning node controller and configuring the functioning node controller as a virtual console by the remotely-located central data processing system (DPS). The method further includes receiving, via an internal Fru Support Interface (FSI) link, serial data from the malfunctioning node controller through the virtual console, and debugging, by the DPS, a failure condition of the malfunctioning node controller, in response to receipt of the serial data through the virtual console.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于通过同一节点的功能节点控制器远程调试分布式节点网络中节点故障节点控制器的方法,系统和计算机程序产品。 该方法包括在故障节点控制器和功能节点控制器之间建立串行链路,并通过位于远程的中央数据处理系统(DPS)将功能节点控制器配置为虚拟控制台。 该方法还包括通过内部Fru支持接口(FSI)链路从故障节点控制器通过虚拟控制台接收串行数据,并且由DPS调试故障节点控制器的故障状况,以响应于接收到 串行数据通过虚拟控制台。

    WAKE ON LAN FOR BLADE SERVER
    6.
    发明申请
    WAKE ON LAN FOR BLADE SERVER 失效
    在LAN上用于刀片服务器

    公开(公告)号:US20100250914A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-09-30

    申请号:US12412402

    申请日:2009-03-27

    IPC分类号: G06F9/00 G06F1/00

    摘要: A computer implemented method, a tangible computer medium, and a data processing system are provided for waking a blade server from an operational state of reduced power. When server blade enters the state of reduced power, a service firmware configures a multi-port blade switch of the server blade to direct incoming packets to the service firmware. The service firmware then polls for receipt of a Wake-on-Lan magic packet. When the Wake-on-Lan magic packet is received by the service firmware, the service firmware reconfigures the multi-port blade switch to direct incoming packets to a network interface card of the server blade. The service firmware then initiates a reboot of the server blade.

    摘要翻译: 提供计算机实现的方法,有形计算机介质和数据处理系统,用于从降低功率的操作状态唤醒刀片服务器。 当服务器刀片进入降低功耗状态时,服务固件会将服务器刀片的多端口刀片式交换机配置为将传入的数据包引导到服务固件。 服务固件然后轮询接收到蓝牙唤醒魔术包。 当服务固件接收到Wake-on-Lan魔术数据包时,服务固件将重新配置多端口刀片式交换机,将传入的数据包引导到服务器刀片的网络接口卡。 然后,服务固件启动服务器刀片服务器的重新启动。

    FAULT ISOLATION IN A MICROCONTROLLER BASED COMPUTER
    7.
    发明申请
    FAULT ISOLATION IN A MICROCONTROLLER BASED COMPUTER 有权
    基于微控制器的计算机中的故障分离

    公开(公告)号:US20080126864A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-05-29

    申请号:US11531721

    申请日:2006-09-14

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00

    摘要: A method and data processing system for isolating a faulty component in a computer. A first microcontroller detects a fault in a component of a computer. Responsive to detecting the fault, the first microcontroller sets a first fault record for the component to pending fault, sets a second fault record for the first microcontroller to pending fault, and fails over to a second microcontroller. If the second microcontroller detects the fault in the component of the computer, then the first fault record for the component is set to permanent fault, and the second fault record for the first microcontroller is cleared. If the second microcontroller determines the component of the computer does not have the fault, then the first fault record for the component is cleared, and the second fault record for the first microcontroller is set to permanent fault.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于隔离计算机中的故障组件的方法和数据处理系统。 第一个微控制器检测计算机组件中的故障。 响应于检测故障,第一个微控制器将组件的第一个故障记录设置为待机故障,将第一个微控制器的第二个故障记录设置为待机故障,并故障转移到第二个微控制器。 如果第二个微控制器检测到计算机的组件中的故障,则组件的第一个故障记录被设置为永久故障,第一个微控制器的第二个故障记录被清除。 如果第二个微控制器确定计算机的组件没有故障,则清除组件的第一个故障记录,并将第一个微控制器的第二个故障记录设置为永久故障。

    Wake on Lan for blade server
    8.
    发明授权
    Wake on Lan for blade server 失效
    Wake on Lan刀片服务器

    公开(公告)号:US08140871B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-20

    申请号:US12412402

    申请日:2009-03-27

    IPC分类号: G06F1/26

    摘要: A computer implemented method, a tangible computer medium, and a data processing system are provided for waking a blade server from an operational state of reduced power. When server blade enters the state of reduced power, a service firmware configures a multi-port blade switch of the server blade to direct incoming packets to the service firmware. The service firmware then polls for receipt of a Wake-on-Lan magic packet. When the Wake-on-Lan magic packet is received by the service firmware, the service firmware reconfigures the multi-port blade switch to direct incoming packets to a network interface card of the server blade. The service firmware then initiates a reboot of the server blade.

    摘要翻译: 提供计算机实现的方法,有形计算机介质和数据处理系统,用于从降低功率的操作状态唤醒刀片服务器。 当服务器刀片进入降低功耗状态时,服务固件会将服务器刀片的多端口刀片式交换机配置为将传入的数据包引导到服务固件。 服务固件然后轮询接收到蓝牙唤醒魔术包。 当服务固件接收到Wake-on-Lan魔术数据包时,服务固件将重新配置多端口刀片式交换机,将传入的数据包引导到服务器刀片的网络接口卡。 然后,服务固件启动服务器刀片服务器的重新启动。

    Interrupt-driven link status feedback mechanism for embedded switches
    9.
    发明授权
    Interrupt-driven link status feedback mechanism for embedded switches 有权
    嵌入式交换机的中断驱动链路状态反馈机制

    公开(公告)号:US07996594B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-09

    申请号:US12412502

    申请日:2009-03-27

    IPC分类号: G06F13/24 G06F13/00

    CPC分类号: H04L69/40

    摘要: A computer implemented method, a tangible computer readable medium, and a data processing system intelligently propagate link status information received by a blade server to the various ports of an embedded multi-port switch. The link status of a switch port in an external switch module can be communicated to the operating systems of individual blade servers that are affected by that link status. When an external switch module is unplugged from a server blade chassis, the bus controller broadcasts a link down event, such as a link down interrupt, to the individual server blades where it is received by the embedded multi-port switch for those server blades. The embedded multi-port switch translates the link down interrupt into a hardware link down event, and forwards the hardware link down event to the other elements connected to the embedded multi-port switch.

    摘要翻译: 计算机实现的方法,有形计算机可读介质和数据处理系统将由刀片服务器接收的链路状态信息智能地传播到嵌入式多端口交换机的各个端口。 外部交换机模块中的交换机端口的链路状态可以传送到受该链路状态影响的各个刀片服务器的操作系统。 当外部交换机模块从服务器刀片服务器机箱拔下时,总线控制器将链接断开事件(例如链接中断)广播到单个服务器刀片,由那些服务器刀片的嵌入式多端口交换机接收。 嵌入式多端口交换机将链路中断转换为硬件链路断开事件,并将硬件链路断开事件转发到连接到嵌入式多端口交换机的其他元件。

    Fault isolation in a microcontroller based computer
    10.
    发明授权
    Fault isolation in a microcontroller based computer 有权
    基于微控制器的计算机中的故障隔离

    公开(公告)号:US07533297B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-05-12

    申请号:US11531721

    申请日:2006-09-14

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00

    摘要: A method and data processing system for isolating a faulty component in a computer. A first microcontroller detects a fault in a component of a computer. Responsive to detecting the fault, the first microcontroller sets a first fault record for the component to pending fault, sets a second fault record for the first microcontroller to pending fault, and fails over to a second microcontroller. If the second microcontroller detects the fault in the component of the computer, then the first fault record for the component is set to permanent fault, and the second fault record for the first microcontroller is cleared. If the second microcontroller determines the component of the computer does not have the fault, then the first fault record for the component is cleared, and the second fault record for the first microcontroller is set to permanent fault.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于隔离计算机中的故障组件的方法和数据处理系统。 第一个微控制器检测计算机组件中的故障。 响应于检测故障,第一个微控制器将组件的第一个故障记录设置为待机故障,将第一个微控制器的第二个故障记录设置为待机故障,并故障转移到第二个微控制器。 如果第二个微控制器检测到计算机的组件中的故障,则组件的第一个故障记录被设置为永久故障,第一个微控制器的第二个故障记录被清除。 如果第二个微控制器确定计算机的组件没有故障,则清除组件的第一个故障记录,并将第一个微控制器的第二个故障记录设置为永久故障。