公开(公告)号：US20090083529A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-26

申请号：US11859835

申请日：2007-09-24

申请人： Justin P. Bandholz ,  Zachary B. Durham ,  Clifton E. Kerr ,  Joseph E. Maxwell ,  Kevin M. Reinberg ,  Kevin S.D. Vernon ,  Philip L. Weinstein ,  Christopher C. West

发明人： Justin P. Bandholz ,  Zachary B. Durham ,  Clifton E. Kerr ,  Joseph E. Maxwell ,  Kevin M. Reinberg ,  Kevin S.D. Vernon ,  Philip L. Weinstein ,  Christopher C. West

IPC分类号： G06F15/177

CPC分类号： G06F15/16

摘要： A memory switching data processing system including one or more central processing units (‘CPUs’); random access memory organized in at least two banks of memory modules; one or more memory buses providing communications paths for data among the CPUs and the memory modules; and a flexibly configurable memory bus switch comprising a first configuration adapting the first CPU to a first bank of memory modules and a second CPU to a second bank of memory modules and a second configuration adapting the first CPU to both the first bank of memory modules and the second bank of memory modules.

摘要翻译： 一种包括一个或多个中央处理单元（“CPU”）的存储器切换数据处理系统; 组织在至少两组存储器模块中的随机存取存储器; 一个或多个存储器总线为CPU和存储器模块之间的数据提供通信路径; 以及灵活可配置的存储器总线开关，其包括将第一CPU适配到第一存储器模块组的第一配置，以及将第二CPU适配到第二存储器模块组，以及将第一CPU适配到第一存储器模块组的第二配置;以及 第二组内存模块。

公开(公告)号：US20090083472A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-26

申请号：US12114992

申请日：2008-05-05

申请人： JUSTIN P. BANDHOLZ ,  Zachary B. Durham ,  Clifton E. Kerr ,  Joseph E. Maxwell ,  Kevin M. Reinberg ,  Kevin S.D. Vernon ,  Philip L. Weinstein ,  Christopher C. West

发明人： JUSTIN P. BANDHOLZ ,  Zachary B. Durham ,  Clifton E. Kerr ,  Joseph E. Maxwell ,  Kevin M. Reinberg ,  Kevin S.D. Vernon ,  Philip L. Weinstein ,  Christopher C. West

IPC分类号： G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G11C29/56 ,  G06F13/1652 ,  G11C29/025 ,  G11C29/028 ,  G11C29/50008

摘要： A design structure embodied in a machine readable storage medium for designing, manufacturing, and/or testing a memory switching data processing system is provided. The memory switching data processing system includes one or more central processing units (‘CPUs’); random access memory organized in at least two banks of memory modules; one or more memory buses providing communications paths for data among the CPUs and the memory modules; and a flexibly configurable memory bus switch comprising a first configuration adapting the first CPU to a first bank of memory modules and a second CPU to a second bank of memory modules and a second configuration adapting the first CPU to both the first bank of memory modules and the second bank of memory modules.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种体现在用于设计，制造和/或测试存储器切换数据处理系统的机器可读存储介质中的设计结构。 存储器切换数据处理系统包括一个或多个中央处理单元（“CPU”）; 组织在至少两组存储器模块中的随机存取存储器; 一个或多个存储器总线为CPU和存储器模块之间的数据提供通信路径; 以及灵活可配置的存储器总线开关，其包括将第一CPU适配到第一存储器模块组的第一配置，以及将第二CPU适配到第二存储器模块组，以及将第一CPU适配到第一存储器模块组的第二配置;以及 第二组内存模块。

公开(公告)号：US20120213066A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-23

申请号：US13461309

申请日：2012-05-01

申请人： Justin P. Bandholz ,  Zachary B. Durham ,  Clifton E. Kerr ,  Joseph E. Maxwell ,  Kevin M. Reinberg ,  Kevin S. Vernon ,  Philip L. Weinstein ,  Christopher C. West

发明人： Justin P. Bandholz ,  Zachary B. Durham ,  Clifton E. Kerr ,  Joseph E. Maxwell ,  Kevin M. Reinberg ,  Kevin S. Vernon ,  Philip L. Weinstein ,  Christopher C. West

IPC分类号： H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/56

CPC分类号： H04L41/0823 ,  H04L12/462 ,  H04L41/08 ,  H04L41/085 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L47/10

摘要： Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for optimizing a physical data communications topology between a plurality of computing nodes, the physical data communications topology including physical links configured to connect the plurality of nodes for data communications, that include carrying out repeatedly at a predetermined pace: detecting network packets transmitted through the links between each pair of nodes in the physical data communications topology, each network packet characterized by one or more packet attributes; assigning, to each network packet, a packet weight in dependence upon the packet attributes for that network packet; determining, for each pair of nodes in the physical data communications topology, a node pair traffic weight in dependence upon the packet weights assigned to the network packets transferred between that pair of nodes; and reconfiguring the physical links between each pair of nodes in dependence upon the node pair traffic weights.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于优化多个计算节点之间的物理数据通信拓扑的方法，装置和产品，所述物理数据通信拓扑包括被配置为连接用于数据通信的多个节点的物理链路，其包括以预定速度反复进行 ：通过物理数据通信拓扑中的每对节点之间的链路检测网络数据包，每个网络分组的特征在于一个或多个分组属性; 根据该网络分组的分组属性向每个网络分组分配分组权重; 根据分配给在该对节点之间传送的网络分组的分组权重，为物理数据通信拓扑中的每对节点确定节点对业务权重; 并且根据节点对业务权重重新配置每对节点之间的物理链路。

公开(公告)号：US08213334B2

公开(公告)日：2012-07-03

申请号：US12040316

申请日：2008-02-29

申请人： Justin P. Bandholz ,  Zachary B. Durham ,  Clifton E. Kerr ,  Joseph E. Maxwell ,  Kevin M. Reinberg ,  Kevin S. Vernon ,  Philip L. Weinstein ,  Christopher C. West

发明人： Justin P. Bandholz ,  Zachary B. Durham ,  Clifton E. Kerr ,  Joseph E. Maxwell ,  Kevin M. Reinberg ,  Kevin S. Vernon ,  Philip L. Weinstein ,  Christopher C. West

IPC分类号： H04L12/28 ,  H04L1/00 ,  G01R31/08 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06F15/173 ,  G08C15/00 ,  H04J1/16 ,  H04J3/14

CPC分类号： H04L41/0823 ,  H04L12/462 ,  H04L41/08 ,  H04L41/085 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L47/10

摘要： Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for optimizing a physical data communications topology between a plurality of computing nodes, the physical data communications topology including physical links configured to connect the plurality of nodes for data communications, that include carrying out repeatedly at a predetermined pace: detecting network packets transmitted through the links between each pair of nodes in the physical data communications topology, each network packet characterized by one or more packet attributes; assigning, to each network packet, a packet weight in dependence upon the packet attributes for that network packet; determining, for each pair of nodes in the physical data communications topology, a node pair traffic weight in dependence upon the packet weights assigned to the network packets transferred between that pair of nodes; and reconfiguring the physical links between each pair of nodes in dependence upon the node pair traffic weights.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于优化多个计算节点之间的物理数据通信拓扑的方法，装置和产品，所述物理数据通信拓扑包括被配置为连接用于数据通信的多个节点的物理链路，其包括以预定速度反复进行 ：通过物理数据通信拓扑中的每对节点之间的链路检测网络数据包，每个网络分组的特征在于一个或多个分组属性; 根据该网络分组的分组属性向每个网络分组分配分组权重; 根据分配给在该对节点之间传送的网络分组的分组权重，为物理数据通信拓扑中的每对节点确定节点对业务权重; 并且根据节点对业务权重重新配置每对节点之间的物理链路。

公开(公告)号：US07945740B2

公开(公告)日：2011-05-17

申请号：US12114992

申请日：2008-05-05

申请人： Justin P. Bandholz ,  Zachary B. Durham ,  Clifton E. Kerr ,  Joseph E. Maxwell ,  Kevin M. Reinberg ,  Kevin S. D. Vernon ,  Philip L. Weinstein ,  Christopher C. West

发明人： Justin P. Bandholz ,  Zachary B. Durham ,  Clifton E. Kerr ,  Joseph E. Maxwell ,  Kevin M. Reinberg ,  Kevin S. D. Vernon ,  Philip L. Weinstein ,  Christopher C. West

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

CPC分类号： G11C29/56 ,  G06F13/1652 ,  G11C29/025 ,  G11C29/028 ,  G11C29/50008

摘要： A design structure embodied in a machine readable storage medium for designing, manufacturing, and/or testing a memory switching data processing system is provided. The memory switching data processing system includes one or more central processing units (‘CPUs’); random access memory organized in at least two banks of memory modules; one or more memory buses providing communications paths for data among the CPUs and the memory modules; and a flexibly configurable memory bus switch comprising a first configuration adapting the first CPU to a first bank of memory modules and a second CPU to a second bank of memory modules and a second configuration adapting the first CPU to both the first bank of memory modules and the second bank of memory modules.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种体现在用于设计，制造和/或测试存储器切换数据处理系统的机器可读存储介质中的设计结构。 存储器切换数据处理系统包括一个或多个中央处理单元（“CPU”）; 组织在至少两组存储器模块中的随机存取存储器; 一个或多个存储器总线为CPU和存储器模块之间的数据提供通信路径; 以及灵活可配置的存储器总线开关，其包括将第一CPU适配到第一存储器模块组的第一配置，以及将第二CPU适配到第二存储器模块组，以及将第一CPU适配到第一存储器模块组的第二配置;以及 第二组内存模块。

公开(公告)号：US07937537B2

公开(公告)日：2011-05-03

申请号：US11859835

申请日：2007-09-24

申请人： Justin P. Bandholz ,  Zachary B. Durham ,  Clifton E. Kerr ,  Joseph E. Maxwell ,  Kevin M. Reinberg ,  Kevin S. D. Vernon ,  Philip L. Weinstein ,  Christopher C. West

发明人： Justin P. Bandholz ,  Zachary B. Durham ,  Clifton E. Kerr ,  Joseph E. Maxwell ,  Kevin M. Reinberg ,  Kevin S. D. Vernon ,  Philip L. Weinstein ,  Christopher C. West

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

CPC分类号： G06F15/16

摘要： A memory switching data processing system including one or more central processing units (‘CPUs’); random access memory organized in at least two banks of memory modules; one or more memory buses providing communications paths for data among the CPUs and the memory modules; and a flexibly configurable memory bus switch comprising a first configuration adapting the first CPU to a first bank of memory modules and a second CPU to a second bank of memory modules and a second configuration adapting the first CPU to both the first bank of memory modules and the second bank of memory modules.

摘要翻译： 一种包括一个或多个中央处理单元（“CPU”）的存储器切换数据处理系统; 组织在至少两组存储器模块中的随机存取存储器; 一个或多个存储器总线为CPU和存储器模块之间的数据提供通信路径; 以及灵活可配置的存储器总线开关，其包括将第一CPU适配到第一存储器模块组的第一配置，以及将第二CPU适配到第二存储器模块组，以及将第一CPU适配到第一存储器模块组的第二配置;以及 第二组内存模块。

公开(公告)号：US20090281761A1

公开(公告)日：2009-11-12

申请号：US12118158

申请日：2008-05-09

申请人： Justin P. Bandholz ,  Zachary B. Durham ,  Clifton E. Kerr ,  Joseph E. Maxwell ,  Kevin M. Reinberg ,  Kevin S. D. Vernon ,  Philip L. Weinstein ,  Christopher C. West

发明人： Justin P. Bandholz ,  Zachary B. Durham ,  Clifton E. Kerr ,  Joseph E. Maxwell ,  Kevin M. Reinberg ,  Kevin S. D. Vernon ,  Philip L. Weinstein ,  Christopher C. West

IPC分类号： G01K1/02

CPC分类号： G06F11/30

摘要： Methods, apparatus, and products for detecting an increase in thermal resistance of a heat sink in a computer system, the heat sink dissipating heat for a component of the computer system, the computer system including a fan controlling airflow across the heat sink, the computer system also including a temperature monitoring device, including: measuring, by a monitoring module through use of the temperature monitoring device during operation of the computer system, thermal resistance of the heat sink; determining whether the measured thermal resistance of the heat sink is greater than a threshold thermal resistance, the threshold thermal resistance stored in a thermal profile in non-volatile memory, and if the measured thermal resistance of the heat sink is greater than the threshold thermal resistance, notifying a system administrator.

摘要翻译： 用于检测计算机系统中的散热器的热阻增加的方法，装置和产品，所述散热器耗散计算机系统的部件的热量，所述计算机系统包括控制穿过所述散热器的气流的风扇，所述计算机 系统还包括温度监测装置，包括：通过监测模块在计算机系统运行期间使用温度监测装置测量散热片的热阻; 确定散热器的测量热阻是否大于阈值热阻，存储在非易失性存储器中的热分布中的阈值热阻，以及如果所测得的散热片的热阻大于阈值热阻 通知系统管理员。

公开(公告)号：US20090219835A1

公开(公告)日：2009-09-03

申请号：US12040316

申请日：2008-02-29

申请人： Justin P. Bandholz ,  Zachary B. Durham ,  Clifton E. Kerr ,  Joseph E. Maxwell ,  Kevin M. Reinberg ,  Kevin S. Vernon ,  Philip L. Weinstein ,  Christopher C. West

发明人： Justin P. Bandholz ,  Zachary B. Durham ,  Clifton E. Kerr ,  Joseph E. Maxwell ,  Kevin M. Reinberg ,  Kevin S. Vernon ,  Philip L. Weinstein ,  Christopher C. West

IPC分类号： H04L12/28

CPC分类号： H04L41/0823 ,  H04L12/462 ,  H04L41/08 ,  H04L41/085 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L47/10

摘要： Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for optimizing a physical data communications topology between a plurality of computing nodes, the physical data communications topology including physical links configured to connect the plurality of nodes for data communications, that include carrying out repeatedly at a predetermined pace: detecting network packets transmitted through the links between each pair of nodes in the physical data communications topology, each network packet characterized by one or more packet attributes; assigning, to each network packet, a packet weight in dependence upon the packet attributes for that network packet; determining, for each pair of nodes in the physical data communications topology, a node pair traffic weight in dependence upon the packet weights assigned to the network packets transferred between that pair of nodes; and reconfiguring the physical links between each pair of nodes in dependence upon the node pair traffic weights.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于优化多个计算节点之间的物理数据通信拓扑的方法，装置和产品，所述物理数据通信拓扑包括被配置为连接用于数据通信的多个节点的物理链路，其包括以预定速度反复进行 ：通过物理数据通信拓扑中的每对节点之间的链路检测网络数据包，每个网络分组的特征在于一个或多个分组属性; 根据该网络分组的分组属性向每个网络分组分配分组权重; 根据分配给在该对节点之间传送的网络分组的分组权重，为物理数据通信拓扑中的每对节点确定节点对业务权重; 并且根据节点对业务权重重新配置每对节点之间的物理链路。

公开(公告)号：US08630207B2

公开(公告)日：2014-01-14

申请号：US13461309

申请日：2012-05-01

申请人： Justin P. Bandholz ,  Zachary B. Durham ,  Clifton E. Kerr ,  Joseph E. Maxwell ,  Kevin M. Reinberg ,  Kevin S. Vernon ,  Philip L Weinstein ,  Christopher C. West

发明人： Justin P. Bandholz ,  Zachary B. Durham ,  Clifton E. Kerr ,  Joseph E. Maxwell ,  Kevin M. Reinberg ,  Kevin S. Vernon ,  Philip L Weinstein ,  Christopher C. West

IPC分类号： H04L12/28 ,  G01R31/08 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G08C15/00 ,  H04J1/16 ,  H04J3/14 ,  H04L1/00 ,  G06F15/173 ,  H04L12/24

CPC分类号： H04L41/0823 ,  H04L12/462 ,  H04L41/08 ,  H04L41/085 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L47/10

摘要： Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for optimizing a physical data communications topology between a plurality of computing nodes, the physical data communications topology including physical links configured to connect the plurality of nodes for data communications, that include carrying out repeatedly at a predetermined pace: detecting network packets transmitted through the links between each pair of nodes in the physical data communications topology, each network packet characterized by one or more packet attributes; assigning, to each network packet, a packet weight in dependence upon the packet attributes for that network packet; determining, for each pair of nodes in the physical data communications topology, a node pair traffic weight in dependence upon the packet weights assigned to the network packets transferred between that pair of nodes; and reconfiguring the physical links between each pair of nodes in dependence upon the node pair traffic weights.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于优化多个计算节点之间的物理数据通信拓扑的方法，装置和产品，所述物理数据通信拓扑包括被配置为连接用于数据通信的多个节点的物理链路，其包括以预定速度反复进行 ：通过物理数据通信拓扑中的每对节点之间的链路检测网络数据包，每个网络分组的特征在于一个或多个分组属性; 根据该网络分组的分组属性向每个网络分组分配分组权重; 根据分配给在该对节点之间传送的网络分组的分组权重，为物理数据通信拓扑中的每对节点确定节点对业务权重; 并且根据节点对业务权重重新配置每对节点之间的物理链路。

公开(公告)号：US07962306B2

公开(公告)日：2011-06-14

申请号：US12118158

申请日：2008-05-09

申请人： Justin P. Bandholz ,  Zachary B. Durham ,  Clifton E. Kerr ,  Joseph E. Maxwell ,  Kevin M. Reinberg ,  Kevin S. D. Vernon ,  Philip L. Weinstein ,  Christopher C. West

发明人： Justin P. Bandholz ,  Zachary B. Durham ,  Clifton E. Kerr ,  Joseph E. Maxwell ,  Kevin M. Reinberg ,  Kevin S. D. Vernon ,  Philip L. Weinstein ,  Christopher C. West

IPC分类号： G01K1/02

CPC分类号： G06F11/30

摘要： Methods, apparatus, and products for detecting an increase in thermal resistance of a heat sink in a computer system, the heat sink dissipating heat for a component of the computer system, the computer system including a fan controlling airflow across the heat sink, the computer system also including a temperature monitoring device, including: measuring, by a monitoring module through use of the temperature monitoring device during operation of the computer system, thermal resistance of the heat sink; determining whether the measured thermal resistance of the heat sink is greater than a threshold thermal resistance, the threshold thermal resistance stored in a thermal profile in non-volatile memory, and if the measured thermal resistance of the heat sink is greater than the threshold thermal resistance, notifying a system administrator.

摘要翻译： 用于检测计算机系统中的散热器的热阻增加的方法，装置和产品，所述散热器耗散计算机系统的部件的热量，所述计算机系统包括控制穿过所述散热器的气流的风扇，所述计算机 系统还包括温度监测装置，包括：通过监测模块在计算机系统运行期间使用温度监测装置测量散热片的热阻; 确定散热器的测量热阻是否大于阈值热阻，存储在非易失性存储器中的热分布中的阈值热阻，以及如果所测得的散热片的热阻大于阈值热阻 通知系统管理员。