Fast booting a computing device to a specialized experience
    1.
    发明申请
    Fast booting a computing device to a specialized experience 有权
    快速启动计算设备到专业的体验

    公开(公告)号:US20070220246A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-20

    申请号:US11377747

    申请日:2006-03-16

    IPC分类号: G06F9/00

    摘要: Described is a technology by which independent computing functions such as corresponding to separate operating systems may be partitioned into coexisting partitions. A virtual machine manager, or hypervisor, manages the input and output of each partition to operate computer system hardware. One partition may correspond to a special purpose operating system that quickly boots, such as to provide appliance-like behavior, while another partition may correspond to a general purpose operating system that may load while the special purpose operating system is already running. The computer system that contains the partitions may transition functionality and devices from one operating system to the other. The virtual machine manager controls which computer hardware devices are capable of being utilized by which partition at any given time, and may also facilitate inter-partition communication.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种技术,通过这种技术,诸如对应于单独操作系统的独立计算功能可以被划分为共存分区。 虚拟机管理器或管理程序管理每个分区的输入和输出以操作计算机系统硬件。 一个分区可以对应于快速启动的特殊用途操作系统,例如提供类似设备的行为,而另一个分区可以对应于在专用操作系统已经运行时可以加载的通用操作系统。 包含分区的计算机系统可以将功能和设备从一个操作系统转移到另一个操作系统。 虚拟机管理器控制哪个计算机硬件设备能够在任何给定时间被哪个分区利用,并且还可以促进分区间通信。

    Electronic labeling for offline management of storage devices
    2.
    发明申请
    Electronic labeling for offline management of storage devices 有权
    电子标签用于存储设备的离线管理

    公开(公告)号:US20060080359A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-04-13

    申请号:US10965562

    申请日:2004-10-13

    IPC分类号: G06F17/00

    摘要: A system and method using hardware and software components enable a storage module to maintain information about an associated storage device and its content such that the information is accessible when the storage device is offline or in a low power configuration. A general-computing host system connects to the storage module via a pluggable interface to provide information to a nonvolatile memory cache on the storage module. The storage module includes a separate power source, an output display, input buttons, and a module controller. The host system includes an application and host platform for processing file-system related events to send records to the module controller to automatically update a catalog representing storage device information in the nonvolatile memory. When offline, the user may display the catalog information and use the buttons to navigate among it. The host system may also allow the user to interactively review and modify the catalog.

    摘要翻译: 使用硬件和软件组件的系统和方法使得存储模块能够维护关于相关联的存储设备及其内容的信息,使得当存储设备离线或处于低功率配置时可以访问该信息。 通用计算主机系统通过可插拔接口连接到存储模块,以向存储模块上的非易失性存储器高速缓存提供信息。 存储模块包括单独的电源,输出显示器,输入按钮和模块控制器。 主机系统包括用于处理文件系统相关事件的应用程序和主机平台,以将记录发送到模块控制器,以自动更新表示非易失性存储器中的存储设备信息的目录。 离线时,用户可以显示目录信息,并使用按钮在其间进行导航。 主机系统还可以允许用户交互地审查和修改目录。

    System and method for storage power, thermal and acoustic management in server systems
    6.
    发明申请
    System and method for storage power, thermal and acoustic management in server systems 有权
    服务器系统中存储电源,热和声管理的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060036605A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-02-16

    申请号:US10823918

    申请日:2004-04-14

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30

    摘要: A storage power optimized server system includes a high performance spinning hard drive for storing a first set of data and a power controlled hard drive for storing a second set of data. The high performance spinning hard drive is continuously driven while the power controlled hard drive may have a lower power consumption, slower access time or higher capacity than the high performance spinning hard drive. The first and second set of data may be based on one or more data conditions. The first set of data may include data that has been requested at a rate above a predetermined threshold, or after a predetermined file age date, or after a predetermined last access date. The second set of data may include data that has been requested at a rate below the predetermined request rate threshold, or before a predetermined file age, or before a predetermined last access date.

    摘要翻译: 存储功率优化的服务器系统包括用于存储第一组数据的高性能旋转硬盘驱动器和用于存储第二组数据的功率受控的硬盘驱动器。 高性能旋转硬盘驱动器连续驱动,而功率控制硬盘驱动器可能具有比高性能旋转硬盘驱动器更低的功耗,更慢的访问时间或更高的容量。 第一和第二组数据可以基于一个或多个数据条件。 第一组数据可以包括以高于预定阈值的速率或者在预定的文件年龄日期之后或在预定的最后访问日期之后的请求的数据。 第二组数据可以包括以低于预定请求速率阈值或在预定文件时间之前或在预定的最后访问日期之前的速率请求的数据。

    Offline caching of control transactions for storage devices

    公开(公告)号:US20060080471A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-04-13

    申请号:US10964854

    申请日:2004-10-13

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00

    摘要: A system and method using hardware and software components enable a storage module to collect and maintain control transaction data (e.g., directives/events) when a storage device of the module is offline or in a low power configuration. The storage module contains a nonvolatile memory cache and a module controller, and also may include a separate power source, an output display and input mechanism so that when offline, the user may display and navigate among catalog information corresponding to stored content to set up deferred events related to the content. When reconnected to a general-computing host system, the host system obtains the control transaction data from the storage module, and processes the data into file-system related events and other events to perform actions to the storage device and/or to other resources coupled to the host computer system. The host system may also cache transaction control data on the storage module's cache.