Cues for status information
    4.
    发明授权
    Cues for status information 失效
    状态信息的提示

    公开(公告)号:US06281860B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-08-28

    申请号:US09164133

    申请日:1998-09-30

    IPC分类号: G09G300

    CPC分类号: G06F1/181

    摘要: A method and implementing apparatus is provided which include a plurality of perceptible indicia devices which are mounted on an I/O drawer of a computer system server equipment rack. In the exemplary embodiment, the indicia devices include a light-emitting diode in combination with an alphanumeric display device. Various states of a system initialization process are indicated by different combinations of possible states of the LED and the display device such that the sequencing of a system initialization process can be traced by visual inspection of the status of the perceptible indicia devices.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种方法和实现装置,其包括安装在计算机系统服务器设备机架的I / O抽屉上的多个可感知标记装置。 在示例性实施例中,标记装置包括与字母数字显示装置组合的发光二极管。 通过LED和显示设备的可能状态的不同组合来指示系统初始化过程的各种状态,使得系统初始化过程的顺序可以通过目视检查可感知标记设备的状态来跟踪。

    Method and system for environmental sensing and control within a computer system
    6.
    发明授权
    Method and system for environmental sensing and control within a computer system 失效
    计算机系统内环境感知和控制的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US06308289B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-10-23

    申请号:US09165161

    申请日:1998-10-01

    IPC分类号: G06F1100

    摘要: In accordance with the method and system of the present invention, a local processor utilizes registers arranged in a fault/mask/cache fashion for environmental control and sensing within a data processing system. The local processor continuously reads input data from a variety of environmental sensors in order to determine if a threshold level has been reached and a fault condition exists. Cache registers allow the local processor to store/pass detailed sensor information to system firmware within system processor(s). The local processor sets a fault bit within a fault register designed to cause an interrupt to the system level firmware if any of its bits are non-zero, indicating that a fault condition has occurred. A mask register is designed to allow the interaction of both the local processor and system processor(s) when an interrupt is being serviced and help keeps track of which interrupts are being serviced and which are yet to be serviced in the case of multiple interrupt sources. The system firmware will service the interrupt and set the mask bit. The action will signal the local processor that the system has acknowledged the interrupt and will take the appropriate action. The local processor may now post another fault, exactly like the first fault, by clearing the mask bit and causing a subsequent interrupt to the system. The fault, mask, cache, and both local and system processor(s) work together to provide a positive interlock for synchronizing their actions with each other.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的方法和系统,本地处理器利用以故障/掩码/高速缓存方式排列的用于数据处理系统内的环境控制和感测的寄存器。 本地处理器连续读取来自各种环境传感器的输入数据,以确定是否达到阈值水平并且存在故障状况。 缓存寄存器允许本地处理器将详细的传感器信息存储/传递到系统处理器内的系统固件。 本地处理器在故障寄存器内设置一个故障位,用于在系统级固件中的任一位非零时引起中断,表示发生了故障状态。 掩码寄存器被设计为允许本地处理器和系统处理器在中断被服务时的交互,并帮助记录在多个中断源的情况下跟踪哪些中断被服务以及哪些中断服务 。 系统固件将为中断服务并设置掩码位。 该操作将通知本地处理器系统已经确认中断,并采取适当的措施。 本地处理器现在可以通过清除掩码位并导致系统的后续中断来发布完全像第一个故障的另一个故障。 故障,掩码,缓存以及本地和系统处理器一起工作,为彼此的动作同步提供了一个积极的互锁。

    Method for Self-Diagnosing Remote I/O Enclosures with Enhanced FRU Callouts
    7.
    发明申请
    Method for Self-Diagnosing Remote I/O Enclosures with Enhanced FRU Callouts 失效
    使用增强型FRU标注自动诊断远程I / O机箱的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090031165A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-01-29

    申请号:US12247831

    申请日:2008-10-08

    IPC分类号: G06F11/07

    摘要: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for self-diagnosing remote I/O enclosures with enhanced FRU callouts. when a failure is detected on a RIO drawer, a data processing system uses the bulk power controller to provide an alternate path, rather than using the existing RIO links, to access registers on the I/O drawers. The system logs onto the bulk power controller, which provides a communications path between the data processing system and the RIO drawer. The communications path allows the data processing system to read all of the registers on the I/O drawer. The register information in the I/O drawer is then analyzed to diagnose the I/O failure. Based on the register information, the data processing system identifies a field replacement unit to repair the I/O failure.

    摘要翻译: 用于通过增强的FRU标注自我诊断远程I / O机箱的方法,设备和计算机指令。 当在RIO抽屉上检测到故障时,数据处理系统使用批量电源控制器提供备用路径,而不是使用现有的RIO链路来访问I / O抽屉上的寄存器。 系统登录到批量电源控制器,该控制器提供数据处理系统和RIO抽屉之间的通信路径。 通信路径允许数据处理系统读取I / O抽屉上的所有寄存器。 然后分析I / O抽屉中的寄存器信息以诊断I / O故障。 基于寄存器信息,数据处理系统识别用于修复I / O故障的现场更换单元。

    Self-tuning input output device
    8.
    发明授权
    Self-tuning input output device 有权
    自整定输入输出设备

    公开(公告)号:US08650330B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-02-11

    申请号:US12723621

    申请日:2010-03-12

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00

    CPC分类号: G06F13/385

    摘要: A method, system, and computer usable program product for a self-tuning I/O device are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A change is detected in an adapter communicating with the I/O device, the I/O device being a consolidator configured to communicate with the adapter in a data network. A type of the adapter is determined. Values for each parameter in a set of parameters corresponding to the type of the adapter are determined. The values of a first subset of the parameters are applied to the consolidator, applying the values of the first subset causing the consolidator to be configured to operate in a preferred configuration with the adapter.

    摘要翻译: 在说明性实施例中提供了用于自调谐I / O设备的方法,系统和计算机可用程序产品。 在与I / O设备通信的适配器中检测到更改,I / O设备是被配置为在数据网络中与适配器通信的整合器。 确定适配器的类型。 确定与适配器类型对应的一组参数中的每个参数的值。 将参数的第一子集的值应用于整合器,应用第一子集的值,使得整合器被配置为在适配器的优选配置中操作。

    Method for self-diagnosing remote I/O enclosures with enhanced FRU callouts
    9.
    发明授权
    Method for self-diagnosing remote I/O enclosures with enhanced FRU callouts 有权
    使用增强的FRU标注自动诊断远程I / O机箱的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07454657B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-11-18

    申请号:US10932706

    申请日:2004-09-02

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00

    摘要: A method for self-diagnosing remote I/O enclosures with enhanced FRU callouts. When a failure is detected on a RIO drawer, a data processing system uses the bulk power controller to provide an alternate path, rather than using the existing RIO links, to access registers on the I/O drawers. The system logs onto the bulk power controller, which provides a communications path between the data processing system and the RIO drawer. The communications path allows the data processing system to read all of the registers on the I/O drawer. The register information in the I/O drawer is then analyzed to diagnose the I/O failure. Based on the register information, the data processing system identifies a field replacement unit to repair the I/O failure.

    摘要翻译: 一种通过增强的FRU标注自动诊断远程I / O机箱的方法。 当在RIO抽屉上检测到故障时,数据处理系统使用批量电源控制器提供替代路径,而不是使用现有的RIO链路访问I / O抽屉上的寄存器。 系统登录到批量电源控制器,该控制器提供数据处理系统和RIO抽屉之间的通信路径。 通信路径允许数据处理系统读取I / O抽屉上的所有寄存器。 然后分析I / O抽屉中的寄存器信息以诊断I / O故障。 基于寄存器信息,数据处理系统识别用于修复I / O故障的现场更换单元。

    Method to enhance boot time using redundant service processors
    10.
    发明授权
    Method to enhance boot time using redundant service processors 失效
    使用冗余服务处理器来增强引导时间的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07526639B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-28

    申请号:US11352696

    申请日:2006-02-13

    IPC分类号: G06F9/00 G06F11/00 G06F15/177

    CPC分类号: G06F9/4401

    摘要: A computer implemented method and system for enhancing boot time of a computer system. Initial program load firmware is initialized on a plurality of service processors. The plurality of service processors performs independent non-redundant initialization tasks concurrently as other independent non-redundant initialization tasks are performed by another service processor. Once the initialization tasks are completed, control is switched to a primary service processor within the plurality of service processors and runtime firmware is loaded by the primary service processor.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于增强计算机系统的启动时间的计算机实现的方法和系统。 初始程序加载固件在多个服务处理器上初始化。 当其他独立的非冗余初始化任务由另一个服务处理器执行时,多个服务处理器同时执行独立的非冗余初始化任务。 一旦初始化任务完成,控制被切换到多个服务处理器内的主服务处理器,并且运行时固件由主服务处理器加载。