公开(公告)号：US20080256530A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-16

申请号：US11735770

申请日：2007-04-16

申请人： William Joseph Armstrong ,  Robert J. Battista ,  David Anthony Larson ,  Naresh Nayar ,  Jonathan Ross Van Niewaal

发明人： William Joseph Armstrong ,  Robert J. Battista ,  David Anthony Larson ,  Naresh Nayar ,  Jonathan Ross Van Niewaal

IPC分类号： G06F9/445

CPC分类号： G06F9/45533 ,  G06F9/5077

摘要： An apparatus, program product and method for facilitating logical partition migrations between computers by determining if the firmware of the computers is compatible. A hypervisor of a source logical partition may transfer a token and compatibility table indicative of firmware running on the source computer. A hypervisor on the system of the target logical partition may compare the firmware indicated by the token with a token and/or compatibility table listing firmware versions compatible with the target computer. Conversely, a token of the target computer may be compared to a compatibility table associated with firmware that is compatible with the source computer. In either instance, a match may result in the migration of the logical partition. Alternatively, an absence of a match may result in the migration being prohibited.

摘要翻译： 一种用于通过确定计算机的固件是否兼容来促进计算机之间的逻辑分区迁移的装置，程序产品和方法。 源逻辑分区的管理程序可以传送指示在源计算机上运行的固件的令牌和兼容性表。 目标逻辑分区系统上的管理程序可以将令牌所指示的固件与列出与目标计算机兼容的固件版本的令牌和/或兼容性表进行比较。 相反，可以将目标计算机的令牌与与源计算机兼容的固件相关联的兼容性表进行比较。 在任一情况下，匹配可能导致逻辑分区的迁移。 或者，缺少匹配可能导致迁移被禁止。

公开(公告)号：US07984262B2

公开(公告)日：2011-07-19

申请号：US12014851

申请日：2008-01-16

申请人： Robert J. Battista ,  Jonathan Ross Van Niewaal

发明人： Robert J. Battista ,  Jonathan Ross Van Niewaal

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F9/455

CPC分类号： G06F12/02 ,  G06F9/5077

摘要： A method, apparatus, and program product manage data during a logical partition migration. Data from a source logical partition is transformed into partition state records by a source migration services partition. The records are transmitted to a target migration services partition that processes the records and loads the data into a target logical partition. The logical partition migration may take place from a first computer to a second computer, or solely in a first computer. The migration services partitions may be configured with multiple virtual processors to create and send, or receive and process, partition state records in parallel.

摘要翻译： 一种方法，设备和程序产品在逻辑分区迁移期间管理数据。 来自源逻辑分区的数据由源迁移服务分区转换为分区状态记录。 记录被传输到目标迁移服务分区，该分区处理记录并将数据加载到目标逻辑分区中。 逻辑分区迁移可以从第一计算机到第二计算机，或仅在第一计算机中进行。 迁移服务分区可以配置有多个虚拟处理器来并行地创建和发送或接收和处理分区状态记录。

公开(公告)号：US20090182970A1

公开(公告)日：2009-07-16

申请号：US12014851

申请日：2008-01-16

申请人： Robert J. Battista ,  Jonathan Ross Van Niewaal

发明人： Robert J. Battista ,  Jonathan Ross Van Niewaal

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F12/02 ,  G06F9/5077

摘要： A method, apparatus, and program product manage data during a logical partition migration. Data from a source logical partition is transformed into partition state records by a source migration services partition. The records are transmitted to a target migration services partition that processes the records and loads the data into a target logical partition. The logical partition migration may take place from a first computer to a second computer, or solely in a first computer. The migration services partitions may be configured with multiple virtual processors to create and send, or receive and process, partition state records in parallel.

摘要翻译： 一种方法，设备和程序产品在逻辑分区迁移期间管理数据。 来自源逻辑分区的数据由源迁移服务分区转换为分区状态记录。 记录被传输到目标迁移服务分区，该分区处理记录并将数据加载到目标逻辑分区中。 逻辑分区迁移可以从第一计算机到第二计算机，或仅在第一计算机中进行。 迁移服务分区可以配置有多个虚拟处理器来并行地创建和发送或接收和处理分区状态记录。

公开(公告)号：US07698700B2

公开(公告)日：2010-04-13

申请号：US10418566

申请日：2003-04-17

申请人： William J. Armstrong ,  Robert J. Battista ,  Christopher Francois ,  Naresh Nayar

发明人： William J. Armstrong ,  Robert J. Battista ,  Christopher Francois ,  Naresh Nayar

IPC分类号： G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/445

CPC分类号： G06F8/656

摘要： Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for allowing an update to an executable component, such as a logical partitioning operating system, running on a computer system without requiring a reboot (or IPL) of the computer system are provided. Processors or tasks executing in a portion of code being updated may be forced to a known or “quiesced” state (e.g., designated wait points) before applying the update. If any of the processors or tasks are not in their quiesced state, the update is not applied or may be rescheduled for a later time, in an effort to allow the system to reach the quiesced state.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于允许更新在计算机系统上运行的可执行组件（诸如逻辑分区操作系统）的方法，系统和制品，而不需要计算机系统的重启（或IPL）。 在更新的代码的一部分中执行的处理器或任务可能在应用更新之前被强制为已知或“静态”状态（例如，指定的等待点）。 如果处理器或任务中的任何一个处于静止状态，则不会更新该应用程序，或者可能会在稍后的时间内重新安排更新程序，以使系统达到静默状态。