公开(公告)号：US07194659B2

公开(公告)日：2007-03-20

申请号：US10315807

申请日：2002-12-10

申请人： William W. Buchanan, Jr. ,  Simon C. Chu ,  Peter Thomas Donovan ,  Benjamin Russell Grimes ,  Gregory Brian Pruett ,  David B. Rhoades ,  Paul Brian Tippet

发明人： William W. Buchanan, Jr. ,  Simon C. Chu ,  Peter Thomas Donovan ,  Benjamin Russell Grimes ,  Gregory Brian Pruett ,  David B. Rhoades ,  Paul Brian Tippet

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/1417

摘要： Aspects for detection and correction of entrance into an improper master boot record (MBR) state in a computer system are described. The aspects include providing a proxy MBR at a predetermined location on a storage device of a computer system to provide a proxy MBR. The proxy MBR is then utilized during a restart operation. An original MBR maintained at an original location on the storage device is then utilized during a reboot operation when the utilization of the proxy MBR is unsuccessful.

摘要翻译： 描述了在计算机系统中检测和校正进入不正确主引导记录（MBR）状态的方面。 这些方面包括在计算机系统的存储设备上的预定位置处提供代理MBR以提供代理MBR。 然后在重新启动操作期间使用代理MBR。 然后，当代理MBR的使用不成功时，在重新引导操作期间，使用维护在存储设备上的原始位置的原始MBR。

公开(公告)号：US06898705B2

公开(公告)日：2005-05-24

申请号：US09870916

申请日：2001-05-31

申请人： Akram Abboud ,  John Michael Brantly ,  William W. Buchanan, Jr. ,  Peter Gerard Chin ,  Simon Chu ,  Richard Alan Dayan ,  Peter Thomas Donovan ,  David Michael Green ,  Timothy J. Green ,  Thomas William Lange ,  Gregory Brian Pruett ,  Karl Ross Shultz ,  Paul Brian Tippett ,  Andrew Hamilton Wray ,  William Paul Zeggert

发明人： Akram Abboud ,  John Michael Brantly ,  William W. Buchanan, Jr. ,  Peter Gerard Chin ,  Simon Chu ,  Richard Alan Dayan ,  Peter Thomas Donovan ,  David Michael Green ,  Timothy J. Green ,  Thomas William Lange ,  Gregory Brian Pruett ,  Karl Ross Shultz ,  Paul Brian Tippett ,  Andrew Hamilton Wray ,  William Paul Zeggert

IPC分类号： G06F9/445

CPC分类号： G06F9/4406

摘要： Disclosed is a method for automatically re-provisioning an appliance server without significant user-interaction. The disk drive of a server to be utilized as an appliance server is partitioned into at least three partitions, including a systems partition, a network operating system partition, and an images partition. A re-provisioning utility is provided, which, when activated by a user, removes the present application from the server and forwards it to a storage location on the network or in a fourth storage partition and installs another application on the server. The system is re-booted and re-configured to provide full operation of the new application.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种在没有重大用户交互的情况下自动重新提供设备服务器的方法。 要用作设备服务器的服务器的磁盘驱动器被划分为至少三个分区，包括系统分区，网络操作系统分区和映像分区。 提供了一种重新配置实用程序，当用户激活时，该服务器将从服务器中删除本应用程序，并将其转发到网络上或第四个存储分区中的存储位置，并在服务器上安装另一个应用程序。 系统重新引导并重新配置，以提供新应用程序的全面操作。

公开(公告)号：US07415519B2

公开(公告)日：2008-08-19

申请号：US10184202

申请日：2002-06-28

申请人： Antonio Abbondanzio ,  William W. Buchanan, Jr. ,  Simon Chu ,  Gregory William Dake ,  Stephen Woodrow Murphrey ,  William Joseph Piazza ,  Gregory Brian Pruett ,  David Benson Rhoades

发明人： Antonio Abbondanzio ,  William W. Buchanan, Jr. ,  Simon Chu ,  Gregory William Dake ,  Stephen Woodrow Murphrey ,  William Joseph Piazza ,  Gregory Brian Pruett ,  David Benson Rhoades

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： G06F9/4405 ,  H04L67/34

摘要： This invention is useful in a networked system with densely packaged servers or server blades. The servers are connected to a system management network, a communication network and an image server. A management module attached to the system management network and a network switch monitors and controls network booting from an image server on the communication network to prevent over commitment of network and image server resources in order to avoid a boot storm. The management module collects system information and calculates the number of servers or clients the networked system can boot at any one instant of time without burdening the system. The management module logic controls booting via the system management network and service processor elements, which can block server booting and release servers to boot when other servers have completed their boot process.

摘要翻译： 本发明在具有密集封装的服务器或服务器刀片的联网系统中是有用的。 服务器连接到系统管理网络，通信网络和图像服务器。 连接到系统管理网络的管理模块和网络交换机监视和控制来自通信网络上的图像服务器的网络引导，以防止网络和映像服务器资源的过度承诺，​​以避免引导风暴。 管理模块收集系统信息，并计算网络系统可以在任何时刻启动的服务器或客户端数量，而不会对系统造成负担。 管理模块逻辑控制通过系统管理网络和服务处理器元素进行启动，当其他服务器完成启动过程时，可以阻止服务器启动并释放服务器进行引导。

公开(公告)号：US06636958B2

公开(公告)日：2003-10-21

申请号：US09907075

申请日：2001-07-17

申请人： Akram Abboud ,  John Michael Brantly ,  William W. Buchanan, Jr. ,  Peter Gerard Chin ,  Simon Chu ,  Richard Alan Dayan ,  Peter Thomas Donovan ,  David Michael Green ,  Timothy J. Green ,  Frank C. Harwood ,  Thomas William Lange ,  Karl Ross Shultz ,  Paul Brian Tippett ,  William Paul Zeggert

发明人： Akram Abboud ,  John Michael Brantly ,  William W. Buchanan, Jr. ,  Peter Gerard Chin ,  Simon Chu ,  Richard Alan Dayan ,  Peter Thomas Donovan ,  David Michael Green ,  Timothy J. Green ,  Frank C. Harwood ,  Thomas William Lange ,  Karl Ross Shultz ,  Paul Brian Tippett ,  William Paul Zeggert

IPC分类号： G06F1300

CPC分类号： G06F3/0601 ,  G06F2003/0697

摘要： Disclosed is a method and hard disk configuration for accommodating different sizes of applications during an automatic re-provisioning of an appliance server. The disk drive of the appliance server is partitioned with a system partition, a network operating system (NOS) partition, a float partition, and an images partition. The float partition is utilized to provide additional space to the NOS partition and the images partition, when required. A re-provisioning utility is provided, which initiates both a create image utility and an apply image utility, whereby an image file of a current application and associated operating system is created and a stored image file of a second application is installed on the appliance server. When the apply image utility is initiated, the NOS partition is dynamically extended into the float partition server if the second application requires more space than is provided in the NOS partition. Similarly, when an image file is stored in the images partition and the image file requires more space than is available in the images partition, the images partition is dynamically extended into the float partition.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于在设备服务器的自动重新供应期间适应不同大小的应用的方法和硬盘配置。 设备服务器的磁盘驱动器使用系统分区，网络操作系统（NOS）分区，浮动分区和映像分区进行分区。 当需要时，浮动分区用于向NOS分区和映像分区提供额外的空间。 提供重新配置实用程序，其启动创建映像实用程序和应用映像实用程序，由此创建当前应用程序和关联操作系统的映像文件，并且将第二应用程序的存储映像文件安装在设备服务器上 。 当应用映像实用程序启动时，如果第二个应用程序需要比NOS分区中提供的空间更多的空间，则NOS分区将动态扩展到浮动分区服务器。 类似地，当图像文件存储在图像分区中并且图像文件需要比图像分区中可用的更多的空间时，图像分区被动态地扩展到浮动分区。

公开(公告)号：US07213102B2

公开(公告)日：2007-05-01

申请号：US10608826

申请日：2003-06-26

申请人： William W. Buchanan, Jr. ,  Simon Chu ,  Linda A. Rledle ,  Paul B. Tippett

发明人： William W. Buchanan, Jr. ,  Simon Chu ,  Linda A. Rledle ,  Paul B. Tippett

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/1076

摘要： Secondary or augmented control of a storage array in a cost effective manner is accomplished by connecting a host to the storage array via a storage adapter independent of a RAID controller. The RAID controller provides primary control for services standard to the RAID controller. Augmented or enhanced services as well as backup control are provided by a control module executing on the host, communicating to one or more selected storage devices within the storage array via the storage adapter. In one embodiment, the control module detects faults or failures in the RAID controller, selectably directs storage commands to the RAID controller, emulates a storage controller including a RAID controller, and provides enhanced or augmented services such as conducting diagnostic, firmware update, or disaster recovery operations.

摘要翻译： 通过独立于RAID控制器的存储适配器将主机连接到存储阵列来实现以成本有效的方式对存储阵列进行辅助或增强的控制。 RAID控制器为RAID控制器提供服务标准的主要控制。 增强或增强的服务以及备份控制由在主机上执行的控制模块提供，经由存储适配器与存储阵列内的一个或多个选定的存储设备进行通信。 在一个实施例中，控制模块检测RAID控制器中的故障或故障，可选择地将存储命令引导到RAID控制器，模拟包括RAID控制器的存储控制器，并提供增强或增强的服务，例如进行诊断，固件更新或灾难 恢复操作。