公开(公告)号：US20080064253A1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-13

申请号：US11941794

申请日：2007-11-16

申请人： Scott Dunham ,  William Schwartz ,  Jeffrey Williams ,  Edward Zorek

发明人： Scott Dunham ,  William Schwartz ,  Jeffrey Williams ,  Edward Zorek

IPC分类号： H01R13/717

CPC分类号： H01R13/641 ,  H01R31/08

摘要： A jumper including a connecting face, a light-emitting face, and a light pipe extending from the connecting face to the light-emitting face is provided. The light pipe is operable to transmit a light from a provided computer hardware from the connecting face to the light-emitting face responsive to the jumper forming a circuit with the provided computer hardware. A method for fabricating a jumper is also provided. The method includes forming a plurality of receptacles on a connecting face of the jumper and incorporating a light pipe into the jumper such that the light pipe extends from the connecting face of the jumper to a light-emitting face of the jumper. A method for providing jumper installation feedback is further provided. The method includes mounting a jumper on a provided computer hardware and transmitting a light through the jumper responsive to the jumper forming a circuit with the provided computer hardware.

公开(公告)号：US20050071625A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-31

申请号：US10675623

申请日：2003-09-30

申请人： William Schwartz ,  Adam Soderlund ,  Edward Zorek ,  Jason Almeida ,  Scott Dunham ,  Eric Kern

发明人： William Schwartz ,  Adam Soderlund ,  Edward Zorek ,  Jason Almeida ,  Scott Dunham ,  Eric Kern

IPC分类号： G06F1/24

CPC分类号： G06F15/177 ,  G06F9/4405

摘要： A method, system, and program product supporting dynamic configuring of a multi-node computer. The system includes a scalability management module directly coupled to each node in the multi-node computer. The scalability management module sets and maintains configuration parameters for the multi-node computer, wherein if one of the nodes is removed from the multi-node computer, a hot-spare node can be dynamically configured to replace the removed node without having to reconfiguring or physically reconnect the remaining nodes

摘要翻译： 支持多节点计算机的动态配置的方法，系统和程序产品。 该系统包括直接耦合到多节点计算机中的每个节点的可扩展性管理模块。 所述可扩展性管理模块设置并维护所述多节点计算机的配置参数，其中如果从所述多节点计算机中移除所述节点中的一个节点，则可以动态地配置热备用节点以替换所移除的节点而不必重新配置或 在物理上重新连接剩余的节点

公开(公告)号：US20070260672A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-08

申请号：US11382138

申请日：2006-05-08

申请人： Jason Almeida ,  Scott Dunham ,  Eric Kern ,  William Schwartz ,  Adam Soderlund

发明人： Jason Almeida ,  Scott Dunham ,  Eric Kern ,  William Schwartz ,  Adam Soderlund

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06F15/177

CPC分类号： H04L41/0896 ,  G06F11/2284

摘要： Basic server resources may be extended by the completion of a Capacity on Demand (CoD) Agreement. The CoD Agreement provides authorization to the server for activation of inactive resources. A Power On Self Test (POST) works in conjunction with a system management interrupt, a memory unit, and a plurality of Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) host bridges to provide for on demand additions of input and output adapters. The adapters may be added during various phases of operation and may be hot pluggable.

摘要翻译： 基本服务器资源可以通过完成“按需扩容（CoD）协议”来扩展。 CoD协议向服务器提供激活非活动资源的授权。 开机自检（POST）与系统管理中断，存储器单元和多个外围组件互连（PCI）主机桥连接起来，以提供输入和输出适配器的按需添加。 可以在操作的各个阶段添加适配器，并且可以是热插拔的。

公开(公告)号：US20070150713A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-28

申请号：US11316180

申请日：2005-12-22

申请人： Jason Almeida ,  Scott Dunham ,  Eric Kern ,  William Schwartz ,  Adam Soderlund

发明人： Jason Almeida ,  Scott Dunham ,  Eric Kern ,  William Schwartz ,  Adam Soderlund

IPC分类号： G06F9/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/30101 ,  G06F9/4416 ,  G06F9/5061

摘要： Methods and arrangements to dynamically modify the number of processors active in a multi-node data processing system. are contemplated. Embodiments include transformations, code, state machines or other logic to change the portion of BIOS that a processor loads on power-on. In some embodiments, a signal sent over a GPIO pin may flip an address line to the portion of the BIO that a processor loads on power-on. In some embodiments, a service processor may set a GPIO or non-volatile RAM value. The portion of BIOS controlling the powering-up of the processor may read the value and branch depending upon the value. Embodiments also include transformations, code, state machines or other logic to determine the state of a dynamically activated processor. In some embodiments, a processor may read from a local scratch register to determine if it has been dynamically activated. If so, embodiments may then clear the scratch register and put the processor to sleep. Embodiments may then update the tables which describe the resources available to the processor.

摘要翻译： 动态修改在多节点数据处理系统中活动的处理器数量的方法和装置。 被考虑。 实施例包括转换，代码，状态机或其他逻辑，以改变处理器在加电时加载的部分BIOS。 在一些实施例中，通过GPIO引脚发送的信号可以将地址线翻转到处理器在上电时加载的BIO部分。 在一些实施例中，服务处理器可以设置GPIO或非易失性RAM值。 控制处理器加电的BIOS部分可以读取该值并根据该值进行分支。 实施例还包括转换，代码，状态机或其他逻辑以确定动态激活的处理器的状态。 在一些实施例中，处理器可以从本地临时寄存器读取以确定其是否已被动态地激活。 如果是这样，则实施例可以清除划痕寄存器并将处理器置于睡眠状态。 然后，实施例可以更新描述处理器可用资源的表。

公开(公告)号：US20050283523A1

公开(公告)日：2005-12-22

申请号：US10845873

申请日：2004-05-14

申请人： Jason Almeida ,  Scott Dunham ,  Eric Kern ,  William Schwartz

发明人： Jason Almeida ,  Scott Dunham ,  Eric Kern ,  William Schwartz

IPC分类号： G06F1/26 ,  G06F1/28 ,  G06F1/30 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06F15/167

CPC分类号： G06F9/4418

摘要： A method and system for allowing nodes in a multi-node computer to be appropriated by a master node in the multi-node computer. The node to be appropriated is suspended into an ACPI S3 Sleep State, causing current system operations state information to be stored in a backup memory in the appropriated node. The master node then populated a primary memory in the appropriated node with OS and other information required to join a partition that includes the master node. When the master node no longer wishes to use the appropriated node, the backup memory in the appropriated node is mirrored back into the primary memory. When the appropriated node “wakes up” from the S3 state, it continues executing software commands where it left off, without knowing anything that had happened after going into the S3 state.

摘要翻译： 用于允许多节点计算机中的节点由多节点计算机中的主节点占用的方法和系统。 要占用的节点被暂停到ACPI S3休眠状态，使得当前系统操作状态信息被存储在专用节点中的备份存储器中。 然后，主节点在适当的节点中填充主存储器，其中包括加入包含主节点的分区所需的OS和其他信息。 当主节点不再希望使用专用节点时，专用节点中的备份存储器将镜像回主存储器。 当专用节点从S3状态“唤醒”时，它会继续执行其中断的软件命令，而不必知道进入S3状态后发生的任何事情。

公开(公告)号：US20060047858A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-02

申请号：US10929323

申请日：2004-08-30

申请人： William Atherton ,  Daryl Cromer ,  Richard Dayan ,  Scott Dunham ,  Eric Kern ,  Howard Locker ,  William Schwartz ,  Adam Soderlund

发明人： William Atherton ,  Daryl Cromer ,  Richard Dayan ,  Scott Dunham ,  Eric Kern ,  Howard Locker ,  William Schwartz ,  Adam Soderlund

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

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。 可执行启动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：US20060259291A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-16

申请号：US11127397

申请日：2005-05-12

申请人： Scott Dunham ,  Eric Kern ,  Sumeet Kochar ,  John Landry ,  Theodore Vojnovich

发明人： Scott Dunham ,  Eric Kern ,  Sumeet Kochar ,  John Landry ,  Theodore Vojnovich

IPC分类号： G06F9/455

CPC分类号： G06F13/105 ,  G06F3/0604 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0661 ,  G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F11/1482 ,  G06F11/2005

摘要： A method and system for emulating a hardware Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) Host Bus Adapter (HBA) without risking an interruption of communication between a computer and a remote secondary storage device is presented. During normal operations, a (hardware emulating) software iSCSI HBA drives a Network Interface Card (NIC) to afford communication between the computer and the remote secondary storage. If an operating system (OS) anomaly occurs in the computer, the NIC is normally disconnected by the OS. To maintain communication between the computer and the secondary storage device if such an event occurs, a failover network device is called up by the computer's System Management Memory (SMM) Basic Input Output System (BIOS), which allows uninterrupted communication to continue between the computer and remote secondary storage device.

公开(公告)号：USD261124S

公开(公告)日：1981-10-06

申请号：US64199

申请日：1979-08-06

申请人： Scott Dunham

设计人： Scott Dunham

公开(公告)号：US20070143583A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-21

申请号：US11300999

申请日：2005-12-15

申请人： Josep Cors ,  Scott Dunham ,  Theodore Vojnovich

发明人： Josep Cors ,  Scott Dunham ,  Theodore Vojnovich

IPC分类号： G06F15/177 ,  H04L9/32

CPC分类号： G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F11/0727 ,  G06F11/0751 ,  G06F11/2007 ,  G06F11/201 ,  G06F11/2056 ,  G06F11/2089 ,  H04L67/1097 ,  H04L69/40

摘要： An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for automatically verifying access to a multipathed target at boot time. The apparatus is provided with a logic unit containing a plurality of modules configured to functionally execute the necessary steps of identifying a plurality of paths to a target device, automatically selecting one of the plurality of paths to the target device, and verifying access on at least one path to the target device. Beneficially, the disclosed embodiments of the apparatus, system, and method reduce false errors during the boot cycle, improve reliability of the multipathed network, simplify traffic load balancing, and provide for topology mapping for troubleshooting and network metrics. The disclosed embodiments provide a means for verifying multipathed targets automatically, without requiring user assistance, intervention, or interaction.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于在引导时自动验证对多路径目标的访问的装置，系统和方法。 所述装置设置有包含多个模块的逻辑单元，所述多个模块被配置为功能地执行识别到目标设备的多个路径的必要步骤，自动选择到目标设备的多条路径中的一条路径，以及至少验证访问 到目标设备的一条路径。 有利地，所公开的装置，系统和方法的实施例减少了引导周期期间的错误错误，提高了多路径网络的可靠性，简化了流量负载平衡，并提供了用于故障排除和网络度量的拓扑映射。 所公开的实施例提供了一种用于自动地验证多路径目标的手段，而不需要用户帮助，干预或交互。

公开(公告)号：US20070150757A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-28

申请号：US11315837

申请日：2005-12-22

申请人： Alfredo Aldereguia ,  Brian Bigelow ,  Dhruv Desai ,  Scott Dunham ,  Nickolas Gruendler ,  William Holland ,  James Hughes ,  Randolph Kolvick ,  Challis Purrington ,  Michael Scollard ,  Gary Shippy

发明人： Alfredo Aldereguia ,  Brian Bigelow ,  Dhruv Desai ,  Scott Dunham ,  Nickolas Gruendler ,  William Holland ,  James Hughes ,  Randolph Kolvick ,  Challis Purrington ,  Michael Scollard ,  Gary Shippy

IPC分类号： G06F1/00

CPC分类号： G06F1/3209

摘要： A method and system are disclosed to enable and control power reduction in a blade/chassis system. A “maximum power reduction” attribute is stored in the VPD of the blade (or can otherwise be input to or retrieved or calculated by the management entity). The management module of the chassis in which the blades and power supplies are located uses this information to manage the power reduction of blades when the system is operating in an over-subscription mode and a power supply fails. If throttling is required, the system knows the amount of power reduction available for each blade and controls the throttling by spreading it out among the blades in the system so that, ideally, no blade will cease operation altogether.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种方法和系统，以实现和控制刀片/底盘系统中的功率降低。 “最大功率降低”属性存储在刀片的VPD中（否则可以由管理实体输入或检索或计算）。 其中叶片和电源所在的机箱的管理模块使用该信息来管理当系统以超订购模式操作并且电源出现故障时叶片的功率降低。 如果需要节流，则系统知道每个刀片可用的功率减少量，并通过将系统中的刀片扩展到控制器中来控制节流，从而理想地，刀片不会完全停止运行。