公开(公告)号：US09262155B2

公开(公告)日：2016-02-16

申请号：US14098075

申请日：2013-12-05

Applicant: Oracle International Corporation

Inventor： Bjørn Dag Johnsen ,  Martin Paul Mayhead

IPC: G06F9/445

CPC classification number: G06F8/654 ,  G06F21/00 ,  G06F21/57 ,  G06F21/572 ,  G06F21/575 ,  G06F21/629

Abstract: A system and method can support controlled and secure firmware upgrade in a middleware machine environment. The system can provide an input/output (I/O) device, which is associated with a host node. The host node can use the I/O device to connect to a shared resource, and the I/O device operates to receive at least one of a firmware image and a firmware update from a fabric administrator that manages the shared resource, and upgrade firmware in the I/O device. Furthermore, the system allows the fabric administrator to send said at least one of a firmware image and a firmware update to the I/O device, using either an in-band connection or a side-band connection.

Abstract translation: 系统和方法可以在中间件机器环境中支持受控和安全的固件升级。 该系统可以提供与主机节点相关联的输入/输出（I / O）设备。 主机节点可以使用I / O设备连接到共享资源，并且I / O设备操作以从管理共享资源的架构管理员接收固件映像和固件更新中的至少一个，以及升级固件 在I / O设备中。 此外，系统允许架构管理员使用带内连接或边带连接将所述固件图像和固件更新中的至少一个发送到I / O设备。

公开(公告)号：US10205603B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-12

申请号：US15470319

申请日：2017-03-27

Applicant: Oracle International Corporation

Inventor： Bjørn Dag Johnsen ,  Martin Paul Mayhead ,  Ola Tørudbakken

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/18 ,  H04L12/64 ,  H04L12/933 ,  H04L12/46 ,  H04L12/66 ,  H04L12/721 ,  H04L12/709 ,  H04L12/935 ,  H04L12/931

Abstract: A system and method can support flooding mechanism using a packet process proxy in a middleware machine environment. The middleware machine environment can comprise a gateway instance that includes an external port for receiving data packets from an external network. The middleware machine environment also comprises one or more host servers, each of which is associated with one or more virtual machines. Furthermore, said host servers can provide virtual interfaces that belong to a virtual hub associated with the gateway instance. At least one said packet is a flooded packet that is specified with an unknown destination address when it is received at the external port. The gateway instance can send the flooded packet to a designated virtual interface on a host server, and a packet process proxy on the host server can forward the flooded packet to a virtual machine on another host server for processing this packet.

公开(公告)号：US10148450B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-04

申请号：US15470330

申请日：2017-03-27

Applicant: Oracle International Corporation

Inventor： Bjørn Dag Johnsen ,  Martin Paul Mayhead ,  Ola Tørudbakken

IPC: H04L12/18 ,  H04L12/64 ,  H04L12/933 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/46 ,  H04L12/66 ,  H04L12/721 ,  H04L12/709 ,  H04L12/935 ,  H04L12/931

Abstract: A system and method can support a scalable packet forwarding mechanism in a middleware machine environment. The middleware machine environment can comprise one or more network switch instances, wherein each network switch instance is associated with one or more external ports that are adapted to receive data packets from an external network. Furthermore, the middleware machine environment can comprise a plurality of packet dispatching components, each of which is responsible for forwarding a data packet to a virtual machine on a host server that operates to process the data packet. Additionally, a link aggregation component can combine multiple external ports into a logical port, and wherein the bandwidth of the logical port is linearly scaled accordingly to a total number of the multiple external ports.

公开(公告)号：US09665719B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-30

申请号：US14098030

申请日：2013-12-05

Applicant: Oracle International Corporation

Inventor： Bjørn Dag Johnsen ,  Martin Paul Mayhead

IPC: G06F21/57 ,  G06F21/62 ,  G06F21/00

CPC classification number: G06F8/654 ,  G06F21/00 ,  G06F21/57 ,  G06F21/572 ,  G06F21/575 ,  G06F21/629

Abstract: A system and method can support controlled and secure firmware upgrade in a middleware machine environment. The system can provide a boot image of an operating system (OS) in a host node, wherein the host node connects to a shared resource, such as a network fabric, via an input/out (I/O) device. The boot image can receive at least one of a firmware image and a firmware update from the host node, and upgrade firmware in the I/O device associated with the host node. Furthermore, the host-based firmware upgrade can be based on a special boot image that is prevented from accessing local information on the host node, or a normal boot image that is prevented from controlling the I/O device.

公开(公告)号：US20150160937A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-11

申请号：US14098075

申请日：2013-12-05

Applicant: Oracle International Corporation

Inventor： Bjorn Dag Johnsen ,  Martin Paul Mayhead

IPC: G06F9/445

CPC classification number: G06F8/654 ,  G06F21/00 ,  G06F21/57 ,  G06F21/572 ,  G06F21/575 ,  G06F21/629

Abstract: A system and method can support controlled and secure firmware upgrade in a middleware machine environment. The system can provide an input/output (I/O) device, which is associated with a host node. The host node can use the I/O device to connect to a shared resource, and the I/O device operates to receive at least one of a firmware image and a firmware update from a fabric administrator that manages the shared resource, and upgrade firmware in the I/O device. Furthermore, the system allows the fabric administrator to send said at least one of a firmware image and a firmware update to the I/O device, using either an in-band connection or a side-band connection.

Abstract translation: 系统和方法可以在中间件机器环境中支持受控和安全的固件升级。 该系统可以提供与主机节点相关联的输入/输出（I / O）设备。 主机节点可以使用I / O设备连接到共享资源，并且I / O设备操作以从管理共享资源的架构管理员接收固件映像和固件更新中的至少一个，以及升级固件 在I / O设备中。 此外，系统允许架构管理员使用带内连接或边带连接将所述固件图像和固件更新中的至少一个发送到I / O设备。

公开(公告)号：US20150161391A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-11

申请号：US14098030

申请日：2013-12-05

Applicant: Oracle International Corporation

Inventor： Bjørn Dag Johnsen ,  Martin Paul Mayhead

IPC: G06F21/57

CPC classification number: G06F8/654 ,  G06F21/00 ,  G06F21/57 ,  G06F21/572 ,  G06F21/575 ,  G06F21/629

Abstract: A system and method can support controlled and secure firmware upgrade in a middleware machine environment. The system can provide a boot image of an operating system (OS) in a host node, wherein the host node connects to a shared resource, such as a network fabric, via an input/out (I/O) device. The boot image can receive at least one of a firmware image and a firmware update from the host node, and upgrade firmware in the I/O device associated with the host node. Furthermore, the host-based firmware upgrade can be based on a special boot image that is prevented from accessing local information on the host node, or a normal boot image that is prevented from controlling the I/O device.

Abstract translation: 系统和方法可以在中间件机器环境中支持受控和安全的固件升级。 该系统可以在主机节点中提供操作系统（OS）的引导映像，其中主机节点经由输入/输出（I / O）设备连接到诸如网络结构的共享资源。 引导映像可以从主机节点接收固件映像和固件更新中的至少一个，并且升级与主机节点相关联的I / O设备中的固件。 此外，基于主机的固件升级可以基于阻止访问主机节点上的本地信息的特殊引导映像，或者防止控制I / O设备的正常引导映像。