Systems and methods for scalable storage management
    1.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods for scalable storage management 有权
    用于可扩展存储管理的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09377967B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-28

    申请号:US12473180

    申请日:2009-05-27

    IPC分类号: G06F3/06 G06F13/12

    摘要: Systems and methods for management of scalable storage architectures are disclosed. The system includes one or more storage backplanes, each storage backplane configured to interface with one or more hard disk drives. The system includes a baseboard management controller, which includes an interface to communicate with one or more of the storage backplanes and programmable logic configured to detect the presence of one or more hard disk drives in an interfaced storage backplane and control one or more status indicators, wherein each status indicator is related to at least one of the hard disk drives in the interfaced storage backplane.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于管理可扩展存储体系结构的系统和方法。 该系统包括一个或多个存储背板,每个存储背板被配置为与一个或多个硬盘驱动器接口。 该系统包括基板管理控制器,其包括与存储背板中的一个或多个通信的接口和被配置为检测接口存储背板中的一个或多个硬盘驱动器的存在并控制一个或多个状态指示符的可编程逻辑的接口, 其中每个状态指示符与所述接口存储背板中的至少一个硬盘驱动器有关。

    System and method for providing accessibility for access controller storage media
    2.
    发明授权
    System and method for providing accessibility for access controller storage media 有权
    提供访问控制器存储介质的可访问性的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09071624B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-30

    申请号:US12465348

    申请日:2009-05-13

    摘要: Systems and methods for reducing problems and disadvantages associated with traditional approaches to providing accessibility and redundancy for access controller storage media are provided. A method for providing accessibility for storage media of an access controller in an information handling system may include: (i) emulating the storage media such that the storage media appears to an operating system executing on the information handling system as storage media locally attached to the information handling system; (ii) mounting the storage media such that data may be communicated between the storage media and a processor integral to the access controller; (iii) mounting a portion of a network-attached storage remote to the information handling system such that data may be communicated between the portion of the network-attached storage and the processor; and (iv) maintaining redundancy between the storage media and the portion of network-attached storage in accordance with a redundancy policy.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于减少与为访问控制器存储介质提供可访问性和冗余的传统方法相关联的问题和缺点的系统和方法。 用于为信息处理系统中的访问控制器的存储介质提供可访问性的方法可以包括:(i)仿真存储介质,使得存储介质对于在信息处理系统上执行的操作系统呈现,作为本地附接到 信息处理系统; (ii)安装存储介质,使得可以在存储介质和与访问控制器集成的处理器之间传送数据; (iii)将一部分网络连接的存储遥控器安装到所述信息处理系统,使得可以在所述网络附接存储器的所述部分与所述处理器之间传送数据; 以及(iv)根据冗余策略来维护存储介质和网络附加存储部分之间的冗余。

    System and method for enabling interchangeable dedicated management network interface card access via fabric controller
    3.
    发明授权
    System and method for enabling interchangeable dedicated management network interface card access via fabric controller 有权
    通过架构控制器实现可互换专用管理网络接口卡访问的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08321616B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-27

    申请号:US12540147

    申请日:2009-08-12

    IPC分类号: G06F13/00

    CPC分类号: H04L69/18 H04L69/14

    摘要: Systems and methods for reducing problems and disadvantages associated with traditional approaches to providing dedicated network interface card access are provided. An information handling system may include a processor, a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, a non-dedicated network interface communicatively coupled to the processor, a dedicated network interface, and a baseboard management controller. The non-dedicated network interface may have a first sideband interface. The dedicated network interface may have a second sideband interface communicatively coupled to the first sideband interface. The baseboard management controller may be communicatively coupled to the second sideband interface.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于减少与提供专用网络接口卡访问的传统方法相关联的问题和缺点的系统和方法。 信息处理系统可以包括处理器,通信地耦合到处理器的存储器,通信地耦合到处理器的非专用网络接口,专用网络接口和基板管理控制器。 非专用网络接口可以具有第一边带接口。 专用网络接口可以具有通信地耦合到第一边带接口的第二边带接口。 基板管理控制器可以通信地耦合到第二边带接口。

    System and Method for Providing Redundancy for Management Controller
    4.
    发明申请
    System and Method for Providing Redundancy for Management Controller 有权
    为管理控制器提供冗余的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110010706A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-01-13

    申请号:US12498490

    申请日:2009-07-07

    IPC分类号: G06F9/455 G06F9/54

    摘要: Systems and methods for reducing problems and disadvantages associated with traditional approaches to providing redundancy for a management controller are provided. A method may include executing, by a hypervisor executing on a management controller, a first guest OS and second guest OS. The method may additionally include executing, by the first guest OS, one or more first management applications for managing one or more information handling resources communicatively coupled to the management controller. The second guest OS may: (i) execute one or more second management applications for managing the one or more information handling resources communicatively coupled to the management controller; (ii) execute one or more monitoring applications for monitoring redundancy status of the first guest OS and the second guest OS; (iii) sleeping the one or more second management applications; and (iv) monitoring, by the one or more monitoring applications, the operability of the first guest OS.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于减少与为管理控制器提供冗余的传统方法相关联的问题和缺点的系统和方法。 一种方法可以包括由在管理控制器上执行的管理程序执行第一客户操作系统和第二客户操作系统。 该方法可以另外包括由第一客户OS执行用于管理通信地耦合到管理控制器的一个或多个信息处理资源的一个或多个第一管理应用程序。 第二客户操作系统可以:(i)执行一个或多个第二管理应用程序来管理通信地耦合到管理控制器的一个或多个信息处理资源; (ii)执行用于监视所述第一客户操作系统和所述第二客户操作系统的冗余状态的一个或多个监视应用程序; (iii)睡觉一个或多个第二管理应用程序; 以及(iv)由所述一个或多个监视应用程序监视所述第一客户操作系统的可操作性。

    System and method for providing redundancy for management controller
    5.
    发明授权
    System and method for providing redundancy for management controller 有权
    为管理控制器提供冗余的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08938736B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-01-20

    申请号:US12498490

    申请日:2009-07-07

    摘要: Systems and methods for reducing problems and disadvantages associated with traditional approaches to providing redundancy for a management controller are provided. A method may include executing, by a hypervisor executing on a management controller, a first guest OS and second guest OS. The method may additionally include executing, by the first guest OS, one or more first management applications for managing one or more information handling resources communicatively coupled to the management controller. The second guest OS may: (i) execute one or more second management applications for managing the one or more information handling resources communicatively coupled to the management controller; (ii) execute one or more monitoring applications for monitoring redundancy status of the first guest OS and the second guest OS; (iii) sleeping the one or more second management applications; and (iv) monitoring, by the one or more monitoring applications, the operability of the first guest OS.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于减少与为管理控制器提供冗余的传统方法相关联的问题和缺点的系统和方法。 一种方法可以包括由在管理控制器上执行的管理程序执行第一客户操作系统和第二客户操作系统。 该方法可以另外包括由第一客户OS执行用于管理通信地耦合到管理控制器的一个或多个信息处理资源的一个或多个第一管理应用程序。 第二客户操作系统可以:(i)执行一个或多个第二管理应用程序来管理通信地耦合到管理控制器的一个或多个信息处理资源; (ii)执行用于监视所述第一客户操作系统和所述第二客户操作系统的冗余状态的一个或多个监视应用程序; (iii)睡觉一个或多个第二管理应用程序; 以及(iv)由所述一个或多个监视应用程序监视所述第一客户操作系统的可操作性。

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING INTERCHANGEABLE DEDICATED MANAGEMENT NETWORK INTERFACE CARD ACCESS VIA FABRIC CONTROLLER
    6.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING INTERCHANGEABLE DEDICATED MANAGEMENT NETWORK INTERFACE CARD ACCESS VIA FABRIC CONTROLLER 有权
    用于通过织物控制器实现可交换的专用管理网络接口卡的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110040917A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-02-17

    申请号:US12540147

    申请日:2009-08-12

    IPC分类号: G06F13/00

    CPC分类号: H04L69/18 H04L69/14

    摘要: Systems and methods for reducing problems and disadvantages associated with traditional approaches to providing dedicated network interface card access are provided. An information handling system may include a processor, a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, a non-dedicated network interface communicatively coupled to the processor, a dedicated network interface, and a baseboard management controller. The non-dedicated network interface may have a first sideband interface. The dedicated network interface may have a second sideband interface communicatively coupled to the first sideband interface. The baseboard management controller may be communicatively coupled to the second sideband interface.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于减少与提供专用网络接口卡访问的传统方法相关联的问题和缺点的系统和方法。 信息处理系统可以包括处理器,通信地耦合到处理器的存储器,通信地耦合到处理器的非专用网络接口,专用网络接口和基板管理控制器。 非专用网络接口可以具有第一边带接口。 专用网络接口可以具有通信地耦合到第一边带接口的第二边带接口。 基板管理控制器可以通信地耦合到第二边带接口。

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCALABLE STORAGE MANAGEMENT
    7.
    发明申请
    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCALABLE STORAGE MANAGEMENT 有权
    可扩展存储管理系统与方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100306434A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-12-02

    申请号:US12473180

    申请日:2009-05-27

    IPC分类号: G06F13/00 G06F13/42 G06F12/00

    摘要: Systems and methods for management of scalable storage architectures are disclosed. The system includes one or more storage backplanes, each storage backplane configured to interface with one or more hard disk drives. The system includes a baseboard management controller, which includes an interface to communicate with one or more of the storage backplanes and programmable logic configured to detect the presence of one or more hard disk drives in an interfaced storage backplane and control one or more status indicators, wherein each status indicator is related to at least one of the hard disk drives in the interfaced storage backplane.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于管理可扩展存储体系结构的系统和方法。 该系统包括一个或多个存储背板,每个存储背板被配置为与一个或多个硬盘驱动器接口。 该系统包括基板管理控制器,其包括与存储背板中的一个或多个通信的接口和被配置为检测接口存储背板中的一个或多个硬盘驱动器的存在并控制一个或多个状态指示符的可编程逻辑的接口, 其中每个状态指示符与所述接口存储背板中的至少一个所述硬盘驱动器有关。

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF POWER CONSUMPTION OF INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM DEVICES
    9.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF POWER CONSUMPTION OF INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM DEVICES 有权
    用于控制信息处理系统设备功耗的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120117398A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-10

    申请号:US12939432

    申请日:2010-11-04

    IPC分类号: G06F1/32 G06F1/00 H02J1/00

    摘要: Systems and methods for controlling power usage of devices in information handling systems are provided. A device for use in an information handling system may include a connector and an auxiliary power connector. The connector may be configured to electrically couple to a device connector such that the device transmits and receives data via the device connector and receives electrical current from a power supply via the device connector. The auxiliary power connector may be configured to electrically couple the device to the power supply such that the device receives electrical current from the power supply via the device connector, the auxiliary power connector including at least one sense line, the at least one sense line configured to receive at least one power control signal. The device may be configured to establish its power usage in response to receiving the at least one power control signal.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于控制信息处理系统中设备的功率使用的系统和方法。 用于信息处理系统的设备可以包括连接器和辅助电源连接器。 连接器可以被配置为电耦合到设备连接器,使得设备经由设备连接器发送和接收数据,并且经由设备连接器从电源接收电流。 辅助电源连接器可以被配置为将设备电耦合到电源,使得设备经由设备连接器从电源接收电流,辅助电源连接器包括至少一个感测线,所述至少一个感测线配置 以接收至少一个功率控制信号。 该设备可以被配置为响应于接收到至少一个功率控制信号而建立其功率使用。

    System and Method for Accessing Storage Resources
    10.
    发明申请
    System and Method for Accessing Storage Resources 有权
    访问存储资源的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110173326A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-07-14

    申请号:US12687475

    申请日:2010-01-14

    IPC分类号: G06F15/173

    CPC分类号: G06F9/5061 H04L41/0803

    摘要: Systems and methods for accessing configurable storage resources are provided. In some embodiments, an access controller for use in an information handling system is provided. The access controller may include a processor, a plurality of configurable storage resources coupled to the processor, and a network interface communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to allow simultaneous in-band and out-of-band access to the plurality of configurable storage resources. The processor may be configured to determine a configuration of the plurality of configurable storage resources, map the configuration to the plurality of configurable storage resources, and execute an application for managing the simultaneous access of the plurality of configurable storage resources.

    摘要翻译: 提供了访问可配置存储资源的系统和方法。 在一些实施例中,提供了一种用于信息处理系统中的访问控制器。 访问控制器可以包括处理器,耦合到处理器的多个可配置存储资源以及通信地耦合到处理器并被配置为允许同时对多个可配置存储资源进行带内和带外访问的网络接口 。 处理器可以被配置为确定多个可配置存储资源的配置,将配置映射到多个可配置存储资源,并且执行用于管理多个可配置存储资源的同时访问的应用。