公开(公告)号：US07688851B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-30

申请号：US12062015

申请日：2008-04-03

申请人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Brandon John Ellison ,  Eric Richard Kern ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  Edward Stanley Suffern

发明人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Brandon John Ellison ,  Eric Richard Kern ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  Edward Stanley Suffern

IPC分类号： H04J3/22

CPC分类号： G06F13/24

摘要： A method and system for accessing a remote real communication port (“COM port”) from a server blade in a server blade chassis by creating a virtual COM port in the server blade. A basic input/output system (BIOS) controller monitors an internal COM port in the server blade for communication traffic. Upon detecting the communication traffic, the BIOS controller reroutes the traffic to a virtual USB COM port created by the BIOS controller chipset. The virtual USB COM port directs the communication traffic to an internal universal serial bus (USB) device in the server blade. The USB device then forwards the traffic to an Ethernet media access controller (MAC) input/output (I/O) on a sideband channel to a remote system, which passes the communication traffic to a real COM port in the remote system.

公开(公告)号：US07400648B2

公开(公告)日：2008-07-15

申请号：US10856066

申请日：2004-05-28

申请人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Brandon John Ellison ,  Eric Richard Kern ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  Edward Stanely Suffern

发明人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Brandon John Ellison ,  Eric Richard Kern ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  Edward Stanely Suffern

IPC分类号： H04J3/22

CPC分类号： G06F13/24

摘要： A method and system for accessing a remote real communication port (“COM port”) from a server blade in a server blade chassis by creating a virtual COM port in the server blade. A basic input/output system (BIOS) controller monitors an internal COM port in the server blade for communication traffic. Upon detecting the communication traffic, the BIOS controller reroutes the traffic to a virtual USB COM port created by the BIOS controller chipset. The virtual USB COM port directs the communication traffic to an internal universal serial bus (USB) device in the server blade. The USB device then forwards the traffic to an Ethernet media access controller (MAC) input/output (I/O) on a sideband channel to a remote system, which passes the communication traffic to a real COM port in the remote system.

摘要翻译： 一种通过在服务器刀片服务器中创建虚拟COM端口从服务器刀片服务器机箱中的服务器刀片访问远程实际通信端口（“COM端口”）的方法和系统。 基本的输入/输出系统（BIOS）控制器监视服务器刀片中的内部COM端口以实现通信流量。 在检测到通信流量时，BIOS控制器将流量重新路由到由BIOS控制器芯片组创建的虚拟USB COM端口。 虚拟USB COM端口将通信流量引导到服务器刀片中的内部通用串行总线（USB）设备。 然后，USB设备将流量转发到边带通道上的以太网媒体访问控制器（MAC）输入/输出（I / O）到远程系统，远程系统将通信流量传递到远程系统中的真实COM端口。

公开(公告)号：US07675937B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-09

申请号：US12061899

申请日：2008-04-03

申请人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Brandon John Ellison ,  Eric Richard Kern ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  Edward Stanely Suffern

发明人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Brandon John Ellison ,  Eric Richard Kern ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  Edward Stanely Suffern

IPC分类号： H04J3/22

CPC分类号： G06F13/24

摘要： A method and system for accessing a remote real communication port (“COM port”) from a server blade in a server blade chassis by creating a virtual COM port in the server blade. A basic input/output system (BIOS) controller monitors an internal COM port in the server blade for communication traffic. Upon detecting the communication traffic, the BIOS controller reroutes the traffic to a virtual USB COM port created by the BIOS controller chipset. The virtual USB COM port directs the communication traffic to an internal universal serial bus (USB) device in the server blade. The USB device then forwards the traffic to an Ethernet media access controller (MAC) input/output (I/O) on a sideband channel to a remote system, which passes the communication traffic to a real COM port in the remote system.

摘要翻译： 一种通过在服务器刀片服务器中创建虚拟COM端口从服务器刀片服务器机箱中的服务器刀片访问远程实际通信端口（“COM端口”）的方法和系统。 基本的输入/输出系统（BIOS）控制器监视服务器刀片中的内部COM端口以实现通信流量。 在检测到通信流量时，BIOS控制器将流量重新路由到由BIOS控制器芯片组创建的虚拟USB COM端口。 虚拟USB COM端口将通信流量引导到服务器刀片中的内部通用串行总线（USB）设备。 然后，USB设备将流量转发到边带通道上的以太网媒体访问控制器（MAC）输入/输出（I / O）到远程系统，远程系统将通信流量传递到远程系统中的真实COM端口。

公开(公告)号：US06353854B1

公开(公告)日：2002-03-05

申请号：US09164657

申请日：1998-10-01

申请人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Brandon John Ellison ,  Eric Richard Kern ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  James Peter Ward

发明人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Brandon John Ellison ,  Eric Richard Kern ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  James Peter Ward

IPC分类号： G06F15173

CPC分类号： H04L41/0886 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L41/0816 ,  H04L63/065 ,  H04L63/08 ,  H04L69/16 ,  H04L69/161 ,  H04L69/164 ,  H04L69/22

摘要： A client on a network is provided with auxiliary low power logic, at the network adoptor, that is always active and simulates network traffic (e.g., Ethernet format) normally sent under control of the main client system processor(s). This logic collects client status information and reports to the network manager, even when the system CPU is powered down, information which allows the network manager to exercise broader control and perform maintenance and upgrades which would otherwise require a dialog with the user and/or limit maintenance and reconfiguration of the client system to off-hours activity.

摘要翻译： 在网络上的客户端被提供有辅助低功率逻辑，在网络采集器处，其始终是活动的并且模拟通常在主客户端系统处理器的控制下发送的网络流量（例如，以太网格式）。 该逻辑收集客户端状态信息并向网络管理器报告，即使系统CPU断电，允许网络管理员进行更广泛的控制和执行维护和升级的信息，否则需要与用户对话和/或限制 维护和重新配置客户端系统到非工作活动。

公开(公告)号：US07284084B2

公开(公告)日：2007-10-16

申请号：US10929323

申请日：2004-08-30

申请人： William Edward Atherton ,  Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Richard Alan Dayan ,  Scott Neil Dunham ,  Eric Richard Kern ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  William Bradley Schwartz ,  Adam Lee Soderlund

发明人： William Edward Atherton ,  Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Richard Alan Dayan ,  Scott Neil Dunham ,  Eric Richard Kern ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  William Bradley Schwartz ,  Adam Lee Soderlund

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F13/28

CPC分类号： G06F9/4411

摘要： A method and system for booting up multiple PCI peripheral devices, such that the number of bootable PCI peripheral devices is not limited by the amount of computer system memory that is dedicated to storing executable boot code for the peripheral devices. The executable boot code is stored on a Read Only Memory (ROM) on each peripheral device. When a new PCI peripheral device begins to boot up, a check for available memory space in a ROM scan memory address space is performed. If there is not enough available room in the ROM scan memory address space for the new device's executable boot code, then a ROM scan detection logic pages an image of another peripheral device's executable boot code out of the ROM scan memory address space before storing the new device's executable boot code into the ROM scan memory address space.

摘要翻译： 一种用于引导多个PCI外围设备的方法和系统，使得可引导PCI外围设备的数量不受专用于存储外围设备的可执行引导代码的计算机系统存储器的数量的限制。 可执行引导代码存储在每个外围设备上的只读存储器（ROM）上。 当新的PCI外围设备开始启动时，执行ROM扫描存储器地址空间中可用存储器空间的检查。 如果新设备的可执行启动代码的ROM扫描存储器地址空间中没有足够的可用空间，则ROM扫描检测逻辑在存储新的设备的ROM扫描存储器地址空间之前将另一外围设备的可执行引导代码的映像从ROM扫描存储器地址空间中读出 设备的可执行引导代码进入ROM扫描存储器地址空间。

公开(公告)号：US06718464B2

公开(公告)日：2004-04-06

申请号：US09768066

申请日：2001-01-23

申请人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Eric Richard Kern ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  David Rhoades ,  James Peter Ward

发明人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Eric Richard Kern ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  David Rhoades ,  James Peter Ward

IPC分类号： G06F9445

CPC分类号： G06F9/4416 ,  G06F9/44505

摘要： A method and system are disclosed for dynamically loading selected BIOS modules and settings from a server computer system to a client computer system according to an identity of a user who is currently utilizing the client computer system. The client computer system is coupled to a server computer system via a network. Selected BIOS modules and settings are associated with a particular user. These BIOS modules and settings are those preferred by the particular user to use in order to customize the client computer system when the client computer system is used by the particular user. The associations among the particular user and the selected BIOS modules and settings are stored in the server computer system. The selected BIOS modules and settings are downloaded from the server computer system to the client computer system when the particular user causes the client computer system to start booting, i.e. when the particular user is the current user. The client computer system is then booted utilizing these downloaded BIOS modules and settings. The client computer system is booted utilizing BIOS modules and settings received from the server computer system in order to customize the client computer system according to the current user's preferences.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种方法和系统，用于根据当前正在使用该客户端计算机系统的用户的身份来将选定的BIOS模块和设置从服务器计算机系统到设备客户端计算机系统动态加载。 客户端计算机系统经由网络耦合到服务器计算机系统。 所选的BIOS模块和设置与特定用户相关联。 这些BIOS模块和设置是特定用户首选使用的，以便在客户端计算机系统由特定用户使用时定制客户端计算机系统。 特定用户和所选择的BIOS模块和设置之间的关联被存储在服务器计算机系统中。 当特定用户使得客户端计算机系统开始引导时，即当特定用户是当前用户时，所选择的BIOS模块和设置从服务器计算机系统下载到客户端计算机系统。 然后使用这些下载的BIOS模块和设置启动客户端计算机系统。 使用从服务器计算机系统接收的BIOS模块和设置引导客户端计算机系统，以便根据当前用户的偏好来定制客户端计算机系统。

公开(公告)号：US08862709B2

公开(公告)日：2014-10-14

申请号：US11955886

申请日：2007-12-13

申请人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Richard Alan Dayan ,  Joseph Wayne Freeman ,  Steven Dale Goodman ,  Eric Richard Kern ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  Randall Scott Springfield

发明人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Richard Alan Dayan ,  Joseph Wayne Freeman ,  Steven Dale Goodman ,  Eric Richard Kern ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  Randall Scott Springfield

IPC分类号： G06F9/44 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L29/12 ,  G06F15/177 ,  H04N21/443

CPC分类号： G06F9/4416 ,  G06F9/4401 ,  G06F9/4406 ,  G06F9/4408 ,  G06F15/177 ,  H04L29/12235 ,  H04L67/34 ,  H04N21/443

摘要： Systems and arrangements for remotely selecting a bootable image via a WOL packet for a wake-on-LAN (WOL) capable computer are contemplated. Server-side embodiments include hardware and/or software for determining a client to be managed, determining whether the client is active on the network, and transmitting a WOL packet having a vector, or operating system partition identification (OSPID), to describe a bootable image accessible by the WOL capable computer. Some embodiments may include an OSPID that points to a secure bootable image such as a bootable image on a hard drive, a compact disk (CD) connected to the computer, or other local resource. Client-side embodiments may receive the WOL packet at, for instance, a network interface card (NIC), recognize that the WOL packet includes an OSPID that describes the bootable image to boot, and implement an alternative boot sequence to boot from that bootable image.

摘要翻译： 可以考虑通过用于具有LAN唤醒（WOL）功能的计算机的WOL分组来远程选择可启动图像的系统和布置。 服务器端实施例包括用于确定要管理的客户机的硬件和/或软件，确定客户端是否在网络上是活动的，以及发送具有向量的WOL分组或操作系统分区标识（OSPID）来描述可引导的 WOL功能的计算机可访问的图像。 一些实施例可以包括指向安全可启动图像的OSPID，例如硬盘驱动器上的可引导映像，连接到计算机的光盘（CD）或其他本地资源。 客户端实施例可以在例如网络接口卡（NIC）处接收WOL分组，识别WOL分组包括描述可启动图像引导的OSPID，并且实现替代的引导顺序以从该可启动图像引导 。

公开(公告)号：US08677117B2

公开(公告)日：2014-03-18

申请号：US10749583

申请日：2003-12-31

申请人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Richard Alan Dayan ,  Joseph Wayne Freeman ,  Steven Dale Goodman ,  Eric Richard Kern ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  Randall Scott Springfield

发明人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Richard Alan Dayan ,  Joseph Wayne Freeman ,  Steven Dale Goodman ,  Eric Richard Kern ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  Randall Scott Springfield

IPC分类号： H04L29/06

CPC分类号： G06F9/4416 ,  G06F9/4401 ,  G06F9/4406 ,  G06F9/4408 ,  G06F15/177 ,  H04L29/12235 ,  H04L67/34 ,  H04N21/443

摘要： Systems and arrangements for remotely selecting a bootable image via a WOL packet for a wake-on-LAN (WOL) capable computer are contemplated. Server-side embodiments include hardware and/or software for determining a client to be managed, determining whether the client is active on the network, and transmitting a WOL packet having a vector, or operating system partition identification (OSPID), to describe a bootable image accessible by the WOL capable computer. Some embodiments may include an OSPID that points to a secure bootable image such as a bootable image on a hard drive, a compact disk (CD) connected to the computer, or other local resource. Client-side embodiments may receive the WOL packet at, for instance, a network interface card (NIC), recognize that the WOL packet includes an OSPID that describes the bootable image to boot, and implement an alternative boot sequence to boot from that bootable image.

公开(公告)号：US20080155075A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-26

申请号：US11955886

申请日：2007-12-13

申请人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Richard Alan Dayan ,  Joseph Wayne Freeman ,  Steven Dale Goodman ,  Eric Richard Kern ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  Randall Scott Springfield

发明人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Richard Alan Dayan ,  Joseph Wayne Freeman ,  Steven Dale Goodman ,  Eric Richard Kern ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  Randall Scott Springfield

IPC分类号： G06F15/177

CPC分类号： G06F9/4416 ,  G06F9/4401 ,  G06F9/4406 ,  G06F9/4408 ,  G06F15/177 ,  H04L29/12235 ,  H04L67/34 ,  H04N21/443

摘要： Systems and arrangements for remotely selecting a bootable image via a WOL packet for a wake-on-LAN (WOL) capable computer are contemplated. Server-side embodiments include hardware and/or software for determining a client to be managed, determining whether the client is active on the network, and transmitting a WOL packet having a vector, or operating system partition identification (OSPID), to describe a bootable image accessible by the WOL capable computer. Some embodiments may include an OSPID that points to a secure bootable image such as a bootable image on a hard drive, a compact disk (CD) connected to the computer, or other local resource. Client-side embodiments may receive the WOL packet at, for instance, a network interface card (NIC), recognize that the WOL packet includes an OSPID that describes the bootable image to boot, and implement an alternative boot sequence to boot from that bootable image.

摘要翻译： 可以考虑通过用于具有LAN唤醒（WOL）功能的计算机的WOL分组来远程选择可启动图像的系统和布置。 服务器端实施例包括用于确定要管理的客户机的硬件和/或软件，确定客户端是否在网络上是活动的，以及发送具有向量的WOL分组或操作系统分区标识（OSPID）来描述可引导的 WOL功能的计算机可访问的图像。 一些实施例可以包括指向安全可启动图像的OSPID，例如硬盘驱动器上的可引导映像，连接到计算机的光盘（CD）或其他本地资源。 客户端实施例可以在例如网络接口卡（NIC）处接收WOL分组，识别WOL分组包括描述可启动图像引导的OSPID，并且实现替代引导顺序以从该可启动图像引导 。

公开(公告)号：US08514709B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-20

申请号：US10742502

申请日：2003-12-19

申请人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Philip John Jakes ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker

发明人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Philip John Jakes ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker

IPC分类号： H04L12/26

CPC分类号： H04L69/40 ,  H04W24/00 ,  H04W76/34 ,  H04W84/12 ,  H04W88/08

摘要： A wireless network access point is described which provides the resources of a backbone network to wireless clients. The access point is able to detect a degraded condition on the backbone network. Upon detecting the degraded condition, the access point selectively dissociates clients on the wireless network. In order to select which clients are dissociated first, a predetermined client dissociation policy is established. The policy can include account priority, bandwidth utilization, elapsed time since last transfer, and, amongst other criteria, whether the client is currently transferring in peer-to-peer mode on the wireless network. Upon detecting the degraded condition, either immediately or after a predetermined delay to ensure that the degraded condition is not temporary, clients on the wireless network are dissociated according to the preestablished policy.

摘要翻译： 描述了向无线客户端提供骨干网络的资源的无线网络接入点。 接入点能够检测骨干网上的恶化状况。 在检测到恶化条件时，接入点选择性地分离无线网络上的客户机。 为了首先选择哪些客户端解离，建立了一个预定的客户端解离策略。 策略可以包括帐户优先级，带宽利用率，自上一次传输以来的经过时间，以及其他标准，客户端当前是否正在无线网络上的对等模式下传输。 在检测到退化状况之后，或者在预定的延迟之后，或者在预定的延迟之后确保退化的状况不是暂时的，则无线网络上的客户端根据预先建立的策略而被解离。