公开(公告)号：US07460978B1

公开(公告)日：2008-12-02

申请号：US11770322

申请日：2007-06-28

申请人： Thomas M. Brey ,  Richard E. Harper ,  Thomas D. Pahel, Jr. ,  William J. Piazza

发明人： Thomas M. Brey ,  Richard E. Harper ,  Thomas D. Pahel, Jr. ,  William J. Piazza

IPC分类号： G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/002

摘要： Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to equipment position location in a data center and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for rack position determination using acoustics. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for rack position determination using acoustics can be provided. The method can include ultrasonically ranging a first target wall in a data center from a host rack enclosure to acquire range data for the first target wall and ultrasonically ranging a second target wall in the data center from the host rack enclosure to acquire range data for the second target wall. The method further can include translating the range data for the first target wall and second target wall into position coordinates for the host rack enclosure and forwarding the position coordinates to a system administrator for the data center over a coupled data communications network.

摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例解决了在数据中心中的设备位置位置方面的缺点，并且提供了一种用于使用声学的机架位置确定的新颖且非显而易见的方法，系统和计算机程序产品。 在本发明的一个实施例中，可以提供使用声学的机架位置确定的方法。 该方法可以包括超声波测距数据中心中的第一目标墙，从主机架外壳获取第一目标墙的范围数据，并且从主机架外壳超声波测距数据中心的第二目标墙，以获取范围数据 第二个目标墙。 该方法还可以包括将第一目标壁和第二目标壁的范围数据转换成主机架机架的位置坐标，并且通过耦合的数据通信网络将位置坐标转发给数据中心的系统管理员。

公开(公告)号：US20090287943A1

公开(公告)日：2009-11-19

申请号：US12121198

申请日：2008-05-15

申请人： Thomas M. Brey ,  Nickolas J. Gruendler ,  Richard E. Harper ,  William J. Piazza ,  Lisa F. Spainhower

发明人： Thomas M. Brey ,  Nickolas J. Gruendler ,  Richard E. Harper ,  William J. Piazza ,  Lisa F. Spainhower

IPC分类号： G06F1/26

CPC分类号： G06F1/3203 ,  H02J13/002

摘要： Mapping power domains in a data center, the data center including one or more power consuming computing devices, the computing devices managed by a management module, each power domain in the data center including one or more power service modules located in an electrical path connecting one or more of the computing devices to a power source, each power service module associated with a power line communications controller, where the mapping includes establishing a unique domain identification for each electrical path connecting one or more of the computing devices to a power source; receiving, by the management module from the computing devices, the unique domain identifications; and maintaining, by the management module, a map associating the unique domain identifications with identifications of the computing devices.

摘要翻译： 在数据中心中映射功率域，数据中心包括一个或多个耗电量的计算设备，由管理模块管理的计算设备，数据中心中的每个功率域包括位于连接一个的电路中的一个或多个电力服务模块 或更多的计算设备连接到电源，每个电力服务模块与电力线通信控制器相关联，其中所述映射包括为将一个或多个计算设备连接到电源的每个电路径建立唯一的域标识; 由管理模块从计算设备接收唯一的域标识; 以及由管理模块维护将唯一域标识与计算设备的标识相关联的映射。

公开(公告)号：US07921203B2

公开(公告)日：2011-04-05

申请号：US11755981

申请日：2007-05-31

申请人： Thomas M. Brey ,  Richard E. Harper ,  William J. Piazza

发明人： Thomas M. Brey ,  Richard E. Harper ,  William J. Piazza

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： G06F11/30 ,  H04L43/0817

摘要： Specifying associations among attributes of entities in a data center, the data center comprising a facility that houses computers and equipment supporting computer operations, the entities including the computers and the equipment, some attributes associated with a resource domain, the resource domain composed of a physical characteristic shared by some of the computers and equipment, including inducing, by a management module within the data center, a change in a value of a first attribute of a first entity; monitoring, by the management module within the data center, a change in a value of a second attribute of a second entity; determining whether the monitored change in the second attribute correlates with the induced change in the first attribute; and, if the monitored change in the second attribute correlates with the induced change in the first attribute, specifying an association among the first attribute, the second attribute, and the resource domain.

摘要翻译： 指定数据中心中实体的属性之间的关联，数据中心包括容纳计算机和支持计算机操作的设备的设施，包括计算机和设备的实体，与资源域相关联的一些属性，由物理 一些计算机和设备共享的特征，包括由数据中心内的管理模块引起第一实体的第一属性的值的改变; 由数据中心内的管理模块监视第二实体的第二属性的值的变化; 确定所述第二属性中所监视的改变是否与所述第一属性中所引起的变化相关; 并且如果所监视的第二属性的改变与所述第一属性中的诱导改变相关，则指定所述第一属性，所述第二属性和所述资源域之间的关联。

公开(公告)号：US20080301279A1

公开(公告)日：2008-12-04

申请号：US11755981

申请日：2007-05-31

申请人： Thomas M. Brey ,  Richard E. Harper ,  William J. Piazza

发明人： Thomas M. Brey ,  Richard E. Harper ,  William J. Piazza

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： G06F11/30 ,  H04L43/0817

摘要： Specifying associations among attributes of entities in a data center, the data center comprising a facility that houses computers and equipment supporting computer operations, the entities including the computers and the equipment, some attributes associated with a resource domain, the resource domain composed of a physical characteristic shared by some of the computers and equipment, including inducing, by a management module within the data center, a change in a value of a first attribute of a first entity; monitoring, by the management module within the data center, a change in a value of a second attribute of a second entity; determining whether the monitored change in the second attribute correlates with the induced change in the first attribute; and, if the monitored change in the second attribute correlates with the induced change in the first attribute, specifying an association among the first attribute, the second attribute, and the resource domain.

摘要翻译： 指定数据中心中实体的属性之间的关联，数据中心包括容纳计算机和支持计算机操作的设备的设施，包括计算机和设备的实体，与资源域相关联的一些属性，由物理 一些计算机和设备共享的特征，包括由数据中心内的管理模块引起第一实体的第一属性的值的改变; 由数据中心内的管理模块监视第二实体的第二属性的值的变化; 确定所述第二属性中所监视的改变是否与所述第一属性中所引起的变化相关; 并且如果所监视的第二属性的改变与所述第一属性中的诱导改变相关，则指定所述第一属性，所述第二属性和所述资源域之间的关联。

公开(公告)号：US08443210B2

公开(公告)日：2013-05-14

申请号：US12561591

申请日：2009-09-17

申请人： Justin P. Bandholz ,  Thomas M. Brey ,  Nickolas J. Gruendler ,  William G. Pagan ,  William J. Piazza

发明人： Justin P. Bandholz ,  Thomas M. Brey ,  Nickolas J. Gruendler ,  William G. Pagan ,  William J. Piazza

IPC分类号： G06F1/00 ,  G08B13/14 ,  H04Q5/22 ,  G05D3/12

CPC分类号： G06Q90/00

摘要： A nameplate for power capping a computer including a mounting surface; a module integrated in the mounting surface for providing a machine-readable designation of a power cap for a particular computer; a human readable designation of a power cap for the particular computer integrated in the mounting surface; and a mount for attaching the mounting surface to a chassis of the particular computer such that the human readable designation of a power cap is exposed.

摘要翻译： 用于对包括安装表面的计算机进行电源封盖的铭牌; 集成在安装表面中的模块，用于为特定计算机提供机器可读指定的电源盖; 用于集成在安装表面中的特定计算机的功率盖的人类可读名称; 以及用于将安装表面附接到特定计算机的机架的安装件，使得暴露电源盖的人类可读指定。

公开(公告)号：US20110066865A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-17

申请号：US12561591

申请日：2009-09-17

申请人： Justin P. Bandholz ,  Thomas M. Brey ,  Nickolas J. Gruendler ,  William G. Pagan ,  William J. Piazza

发明人： Justin P. Bandholz ,  Thomas M. Brey ,  Nickolas J. Gruendler ,  William G. Pagan ,  William J. Piazza

IPC分类号： G06F1/00

CPC分类号： G06Q90/00

摘要： A nameplate for power capping a computer including a mounting surface; a module integrated in the mounting surface for providing a machine-readable designation of a power cap for a particular computer; a human readable designation of a power cap for the particular computer integrated in the mounting surface; and a mount for attaching the mounting surface to a chassis of the particular computer such that the human readable designation of a power cap is exposed.

摘要翻译： 用于对包括安装表面的计算机进行电源封盖的铭牌; 集成在安装表面中的模块，用于为特定计算机提供机器可读指定的电源盖; 用于集成在安装表面中的特定计算机的功率盖的人类可读名称; 以及用于将安装表面附接到特定计算机的机架的安装件，使得暴露电源盖的人类可读指定。

公开(公告)号：US08091127B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-03

申请号：US11609170

申请日：2006-12-11

申请人： Thomas M. Bradicich ,  Richard E. Harper ,  William J. Piazza

发明人： Thomas M. Bradicich ,  Richard E. Harper ,  William J. Piazza

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F21/56 ,  G06F21/552

摘要： Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for the heuristic malware detection. In one embodiment of the invention, a heuristic malware detection method can include merging a baseline inventory of file attributes for respective files from each client computing system in a community of client computing systems into a merged inventory. The method further can include receiving an updated inventory of file attributes in a current inventory survey from different ones of the client computing systems. Each received survey can be compared to the merged inventory, and in response to the comparison, a deviant pattern of file attribute changes can be detected in at least one survey for a corresponding client computing system. Thereafter, the deviant pattern can be classified as one of a benign event or a malware attack. Finally, malware removal can be requested in the corresponding client computing system if the deviant pattern is classified as a malware attack.

摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例提供了一种用于启发式恶意软件检测的方法，系统和计算机程序产品。 在本发明的一个实施例中，启发式恶意软件检测方法可以包括将来自客户端计算系统社区中的每个客户端计算系统的相应文件的文件属性的基准库存合并成合并库存。 该方法还可以包括在来自不同的客户端计算系统的当前库存调查中接收文件属性的更新的库存。 每个接收到的调查可以与合并的库存进行比较，并且响应于比较，可以在针对相应的客户端计算系统的至少一个调查中检测到文件属性变化的错误模式。 此后，这种错误的模式可以被归类为良性事件或恶意软件攻击之一。 最后，如果异常模式被分类为恶意软件攻击，则可以在相应的客户端计算系统中请求恶意软件删除。

公开(公告)号：US20090024764A1

公开(公告)日：2009-01-22

申请号：US11779627

申请日：2007-07-18

申请人： Willliam E. Atherton ,  Richard E. Harper ,  William J. Piazza

发明人： Willliam E. Atherton ,  Richard E. Harper ,  William J. Piazza

IPC分类号： G06F15/177

CPC分类号： H04L41/12 ,  H04L29/12254 ,  H04L61/2038

摘要： Tracking the physical location of a server in a data center including detecting, through a one-wire link between a connector in a cabinet slot and a management module, insertion of the server into a cabinet slot, the server connected upon insertion to a one-wire link through a connector in the cabinet slot and determining, in dependence upon the one-wire link's multiplexer address code, a physical location of the server. The data center includes a plurality of cabinet slots, each cabinet slot having a connector, the data center also includes a presence-detection network, the presence-detection network comprising one-wire links among the cabinet slots and the management module, the one-wire links coupled between the connectors and the management module and multiplexed into the management module according to multiplexer address codes, each one-wire link associated with a separate multiplexer address code, each multiplexer address code associated with a separate physical location.

摘要翻译： 跟踪数据中心中的服务器的物理位置，包括通过机柜插槽中的连接器和管理模块之间的单线链路来检测服务器插入机柜插槽中的服务器， 通过机柜插槽中的连接器进行线连接，并根据单线链路的多路复用器地址代码确定服务器的物理位置。 数据中心包括多个机柜插槽，每个机柜插槽均具有连接器，数据中心还包括一个存在检测网络，该存在检测网络包括机柜插槽和管理模块之间的单线链接， 耦合在连接器和管理模块之间的有线链路，并且根据多路复用器地址代码复用到管理模块中，每个单线链路与单独的多路复用器地址码相关联，每个多路复用器地址码与单独的物理位置相关联。

公开(公告)号：US20080141371A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-12

申请号：US11609170

申请日：2006-12-11

申请人： Thomas M. Bradicich ,  Richard E. Harper ,  William J. Piazza

发明人： Thomas M. Bradicich ,  Richard E. Harper ,  William J. Piazza

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F21/56 ,  G06F21/552

摘要： Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for the heuristic malware detection. In one embodiment of the invention, a heuristic malware detection method can include merging a baseline inventory of file attributes for respective files from each client computing system in a community of client computing systems into a merged inventory. The method further can include receiving an updated inventory of file attributes in a current inventory survey from different ones of the client computing systems. Each received survey can be compared to the merged inventory, and in response to the comparison, a deviant pattern of file attribute changes can be detected in at least one survey for a corresponding client computing system. Thereafter, the deviant pattern can be classified as one of a benign event or a malware attack. Finally, malware removal can be requested in the corresponding client computing system if the deviant pattern is classified as a malware attack.

摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例提供了一种用于启发式恶意软件检测的方法，系统和计算机程序产品。 在本发明的一个实施例中，启发式恶意软件检测方法可以包括将来自客户端计算系统社区中的每个客户端计算系统的相应文件的文件属性的基准库存合并成合并库存。 该方法还可以包括在来自不同的客户端计算系统的当前库存调查中接收文件属性的更新的库存。 每个接收到的调查可以与合并的库存进行比较，并且响应于比较，可以在针对相应的客户端计算系统的至少一个调查中检测到文件属性变化的错误模式。 此后，这种错误的模式可以被归类为良性事件或恶意软件攻击之一。 最后，如果异常模式被分类为恶意软件攻击，则可以在相应的客户端计算系统中请求恶意软件删除。

公开(公告)号：US20070293137A1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-20

申请号：US11425182

申请日：2006-06-20

申请人： Martin J. Crippen ,  Richard E. Harper ,  John P. Karidis ,  Albert V. Makley ,  Jason A. Matteson ,  William J. Piazza ,  Malcolm S. Ware

发明人： Martin J. Crippen ,  Richard E. Harper ,  John P. Karidis ,  Albert V. Makley ,  Jason A. Matteson ,  William J. Piazza ,  Malcolm S. Ware

IPC分类号： H05K5/00 ,  G06F1/20 ,  H05K7/20

CPC分类号： H05K7/20736 ,  G06F1/20 ,  G06F1/206 ,  H05K7/20836

摘要： A computer system includes a plurality of subsystems cooled by a cooling flow; at least one redirection device, a management module, and a blower for generating the cooling flow. The redirection device is associated with at least one subsystem and operable to redirect at least a portion of the cooling flow away from the subsystem. The subsystems, the at least one redirection device, and the blower are disposed along a common cooling flow path. The management module is configured to determine cooling requirements of the subsystems and to control the operation of the blower and the at least one redirection device to maintain a specified amount of cooling to the subsystems and to reduce acoustical noise generated by the blower.

摘要翻译： 计算机系统包括由冷却流冷却的多个子系统; 至少一个重定向装置，管理模块和用于产生冷却流的鼓风机。 重定向设备与至少一个子系统相关联并且可操作以将冷却流的至少一部分重新定向远离子系统。 子系统，至少一个重定向装置和鼓风机沿着共同的冷却流动路径设置。 管理模块被配置为确定子系统的冷却要求并且控制鼓风机和至少一个重定向装置的操作以维持对子系统的指定量的冷却并且降低由鼓风机产生的声音噪声。