公开(公告)号：US07673090B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-02

申请号：US10028858

申请日：2001-12-19

申请人： Shivnandan D. Kaushik ,  Ling Cen ,  James B. Crossland ,  Mohan J. Kumar ,  Linda J. Rankin ,  David J. O'Shea

发明人： Shivnandan D. Kaushik ,  Ling Cen ,  James B. Crossland ,  Mohan J. Kumar ,  Linda J. Rankin ,  David J. O'Shea

IPC分类号： H05K7/10 ,  G06F13/24 ,  G06F13/32 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F13/28

CPC分类号： G06F13/4081

摘要： Hot plug modules comprising processors, memory, and/or I/O hubs may be added to and removed from a running computing device without rebooting the running computing device. The hot plug modules and computing device comprise hot plug interfaces that support hot plug addition and hot plug removal of the hot plug modules.

摘要翻译： 包括处理器，存储器和/或I / O集线器的热插拔模块可以被添加到正在运行的计算设备和从运行的计算设备移除，而不需要重新启动正在运行的计算设备。 热插拔模块和计算设备包括热插拔接口，其支持热插拔模块和热插拔模块的热插拔。

公开(公告)号：US07822900B2

公开(公告)日：2010-10-26

申请号：US12271725

申请日：2008-11-14

申请人： Shivnandan D. Kaushik ,  James B. Crossland ,  Mohan J. Kumar ,  Linda J. Rankin ,  David J. O'Shea

发明人： Shivnandan D. Kaushik ,  James B. Crossland ,  Mohan J. Kumar ,  Linda J. Rankin ,  David J. O'Shea

IPC分类号： G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F13/4081

摘要： An apparatus and method for enumeration of processors during hot-plug of a compute node are described. The method includes the enumeration, in response to a hot-plug reset, of one or more processors. The enumeration is provided to a system architecture operating system in which a compute node is hot-plugged. Once enumeration is complete, the compute node is started in response to an operating system activation request. Accordingly, once device enumeration, as well as resource enumeration are complete, the one or more processors of the processor memory node are activated, such that the operating system may begin utilizing the processors of the hot-plugged compute node.

摘要翻译： 描述了在计算节点的热插拔期间枚举处理器的装置和方法。 该方法包括响应于热插拔复位的一个或多个处理器的枚举。 枚举被提供给其中计算节点被热插拔的系统架构操作系统。 枚举完成后，响应于操作系统激活请求启动计算节点。 因此，一旦设备枚举以及资源枚举完成，处理器存储器节点的一个或多个处理器被激活，使得操作系统可以开始利用热插拔的计算节点的处理器。

公开(公告)号：US20090106471A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-23

申请号：US12271725

申请日：2008-11-14

申请人： Shivnandan D. Kaushik ,  James B. Crossland ,  Mohan J. Kumar ,  Linda J. Rankin ,  David J. O'Shea

发明人： Shivnandan D. Kaushik ,  James B. Crossland ,  Mohan J. Kumar ,  Linda J. Rankin ,  David J. O'Shea

IPC分类号： G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F13/4081

摘要： An apparatus and method for enumeration of processors during hot-plug of a compute node are described. The method includes the enumeration, in response to a hot-plug reset, of one or more processors. The enumeration is provided to a system architecture operating system in which a compute node is hot-plugged. Once enumeration is complete, the compute node is started in response to an operating system activation request. Accordingly, once device enumeration, as well as resource enumeration are complete, the one or more processors of the processor memory node are activated, such that the operating system may begin utilizing the processors of the hot-plugged compute node.

摘要翻译： 描述了在计算节点的热插拔期间枚举处理器的装置和方法。 该方法包括响应于热插拔复位的一个或多个处理器的枚举。 枚举被提供给其中计算节点被热插拔的系统架构操作系统。 枚举完成后，响应于操作系统激活请求启动计算节点。 因此，一旦设备枚举以及资源枚举完成，处理器存储器节点的一个或多个处理器被激活，使得操作系统可以开始利用热插拔的计算节点的处理器。

公开(公告)号：US07000102B2

公开(公告)日：2006-02-14

申请号：US09895580

申请日：2001-06-29

申请人： Mohan J. Kumar ,  Shivnandan D. Kaushik ,  James B. Crossland ,  Linda J. Rankin ,  David J. O'Shea

发明人： Mohan J. Kumar ,  Shivnandan D. Kaushik ,  James B. Crossland ,  Linda J. Rankin ,  David J. O'Shea

IPC分类号： G06F9/445 ,  G06F1/26

CPC分类号： G06F1/30 ,  G06F1/3203 ,  G06F9/4418

摘要： One aspect of the invention relates to a method for supporting hibernation despite the presence of hot-plugged nodes and non-deterministic boot operations. The method comprises invoking a management interrupt in response to a Hibernate request. The management interrupt is used to obtain and store platform configuration information into a non-volatile storage location. The platform configuration information includes data to indicate whether a next boot sequence for a platform occurs as a deterministic boot sequence or a non-deterministic boot sequence as well as a boot node identifier and a listing of an order in which processors of the platform are initialized.

公开(公告)号：US06917999B2

公开(公告)日：2005-07-12

申请号：US09895692

申请日：2001-06-29

申请人： Mohan J. Kumar ,  Shivnandan D. Kaushik ,  James B. Crossland ,  Linda J. Rankin ,  David J. O'Shea

发明人： Mohan J. Kumar ,  Shivnandan D. Kaushik ,  James B. Crossland ,  Linda J. Rankin ,  David J. O'Shea

IPC分类号： G06F9/445 ,  G06F9/50 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/5077 ,  G06F9/4411

摘要： One aspect of the invention relates to creation of a container object being part of software that is stored in platform readable medium and executed by a processor within a platform. The container comprises (i) a hardware identification object to identify to an operating system of the platform that a type of device represented by the container object is a node and (ii) a plurality of component objects to identify constituent components of the node. Another aspect of the invention is the distribution of BIOS to handle initiation of components of a substrate in response to hot-plug addition of that substrate.

摘要翻译： 本发明的一个方面涉及作为存储在平台可读介质中并由平台内的处理器执行的软件的一部分的容器对象的创建。 容器包括（i）用于向平台的操作系统识别由容器对象表示的设备的类型是节点的硬件标识对象，以及用于识别节点的组成部件的多个组件对象。 本发明的另一方面是响应于该基板的热插入添加而分配BIOS以处理基板的部件的启动。

公开(公告)号：US07493438B2

公开(公告)日：2009-02-17

申请号：US09971211

申请日：2001-10-03

申请人： Shivnandan D. Kaushik ,  James B. Crossland ,  Mohan J. Kumar ,  Linda J. Rankin ,  David J. O'Shea

发明人： Shivnandan D. Kaushik ,  James B. Crossland ,  Mohan J. Kumar ,  Linda J. Rankin ,  David J. O'Shea

IPC分类号： G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F13/4081

摘要： An apparatus and method for enumeration of processors during hot-plug of a compute node are described. The method includes the enumeration, in response to a hot-plug reset, of one or more processors. The enumeration is provided to a system architecture operating system in which a compute node is hot-plugged. Once enumeration is complete, the compute node is started in response to an operating system activation request. Accordingly, once device enumeration, as well as resource enumeration are complete, the one or more processors of the processor memory node are activated, such that the operating system may begin utilizing the processors of the hot-plugged compute node.

摘要翻译： 描述了在计算节点的热插拔期间枚举处理器的装置和方法。 该方法包括响应于热插拔复位的一个或多个处理器的枚举。 枚举被提供给其中计算节点被热插拔的系统架构操作系统。 枚举完成后，响应于操作系统激活请求启动计算节点。 因此，一旦设备枚举以及资源枚举完成，处理器存储器节点的一个或多个处理器被激活，使得操作系统可以开始利用热插拔的计算节点的处理器。

公开(公告)号：US07117311B1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-03

申请号：US10027397

申请日：2001-12-19

申请人： Linda J. Rankin ,  Shivnandan D. Kaushik ,  James B. Crossland ,  Mohan J. Kumar ,  David J. O'Shea

发明人： Linda J. Rankin ,  Shivnandan D. Kaushik ,  James B. Crossland ,  Mohan J. Kumar ,  David J. O'Shea

IPC分类号： G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F12/0822 ,  G06F12/0808 ,  G06F12/0813 ,  G06F12/0831

摘要： A computing device maintains coherency while supporting addition and removal of memory caching agents without rebooting the computing device.

摘要翻译： 计算设备维护一致性，同时支持添加和删除内存高速缓存代理，而无需重新启动计算设备。

公开(公告)号：US07346825B2

公开(公告)日：2008-03-18

申请号：US09948299

申请日：2001-09-06

申请人： Linda J. Rankin ,  David J. O'Shea

发明人： Linda J. Rankin ,  David J. O'Shea

IPC分类号： H03M13/00 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G01R31/28 ,  G01D3/00 ,  G01R27/28

CPC分类号： G06F11/0775 ,  G06F11/0724 ,  G06F11/0745 ,  G06F11/079 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G11B20/18 ,  H03M13/00

摘要： Error detection methods, systems and medium are provided. The error detection method may comprise processing error conditions associated with transactions in a manner that may enable error source identification. The system may comprise a plurality of nodes of components. The nodes may include storage elements to record an error condition indicative of whether a component provided an indication of detecting an error in response to processing the transaction.

摘要翻译： 提供错误检测方法，系统和介质。 错误检测方法可以包括以可能实现错误源标识的方式处理与事务相关联的错误状况。 该系统可以包括多个节点的组件。 节点可以包括存储元件，以记录指示组件是否响应于处理该事务而提供检测错误的指示的错误状态。

公开(公告)号：US07162560B2

公开(公告)日：2007-01-09

申请号：US10751250

申请日：2003-12-31

申请人： Billy K. Taylor ,  Mohan J. Kumar ,  Wilson E. Smoak ,  David J. O'Shea ,  Bassam N. Coury ,  Priscilla Lam ,  Tom Slaight

发明人： Billy K. Taylor ,  Mohan J. Kumar ,  Wilson E. Smoak ,  David J. O'Shea ,  Bassam N. Coury ,  Priscilla Lam ,  Tom Slaight

IPC分类号： G06F13/24 ,  G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G06F15/177 ,  G06F1/24 ,  G06F9/45533

摘要： A system that may optionally be partitioned into multiple domains is disclosed. Each domain is capable of independently powering on, executing a firmware program, and loading an operating system, including a legacy operating system, as well as running an application program that is distinct from programs running on another domain. Interrupts, including boot interrupts, reset handlers, and inter-chassis communications are initialized differently, depending on whether the system is to be partitioned or not. The cost of redundant hardware and/or firmware is substantially avoided, yet the system fully supports multiple domains.

摘要翻译： 公开了可选地被划分成多个域的系统。 每个域都能够独立地加电，执行固件程序，以及加载包括旧版操作系统在内的操作系统，以及运行与在其他域上运行的程序不同的应用程序。 中断，包括引导中断，复位处理程序和机架间通信根据系统是否要进行分区，进行不同的初始化。 基本上避免了冗余硬件和/或固件的成本，但是系统完全支持多个域。

公开(公告)号：US5732223A

公开(公告)日：1998-03-24

申请号：US963584

申请日：1992-10-20

申请人： Richard S. Moore ,  David J. O'Shea

发明人： Richard S. Moore ,  David J. O'Shea

IPC分类号： G06F5/10 ,  G06F5/12 ,  G06F13/12 ,  G06F13/40 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F5/12 ,  G06F13/124 ,  G06F13/126 ,  G06F13/4063 ,  G06F2205/126

摘要： A small computer system interface (SCSI) controller circuit, connected between a host computer bus and a SCSI bus, includes a storage buffer shared between command and data signals provided by a host computer to a target SCSI peripheral device. The shared buffer includes a bidirectional FIFO which is used for intermediate storage of command blocks between transferred the host and the target device as well as data blocks. In the case of data transfers from the host to the target device, a command block is written to the bidirectional FIFO followed by as much of the data block as will fit in the remaining FIFO space. After the target device has read the command block, it accesses the SCSI bus and begins the transfer of data from the FIFO. In the case of data transfers from the target device to the host, a data transfer command block is first written to the FIFO by the host. The command block is read by the target device which then provides the requested data to the FIFO over the SCSI bus. The host system receives the requested data from the same shared storage buffer to which the command block was written.

摘要翻译： 连接在主计算机总线和SCSI总线之间的小型计算机系统接口（SCSI）控制器电路包括由主计算机向目标SCSI外围设备提供的命令和数据信号之间共享的存储缓冲器。 共享缓冲器包括双向FIFO，其用于在传送主机和目标设备之间的命令块以及数据块的中间存储。 在从主机到目标设备的数据传输的情况下，命令块被写入到双向FIFO，之后跟随剩余FIFO空间中的数据块一样多。 在目标设备读取命令块之后，它访问SCSI总线并开始从FIFO传输数据。 在从目标设备到主机的数据传输的情况下，数据传输命令块首先由主机写入FIFO。 命令块由目标设备读取，目标设备然后通过SCSI总线将所请求的数据提供给FIFO。 主机系统从写入命令块的同一共享存储缓冲区接收所请求的数据。