公开(公告)号：US07996706B2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-09

申请号：US12024816

申请日：2008-02-01

Applicant: Gerhard Nikolaus Buckler ,  Jeffery Michael Franke ,  Donald Eugene Johnson ,  Carl A. Morrell ,  David Robert Woodham

Inventor： Gerhard Nikolaus Buckler ,  Jeffery Michael Franke ,  Donald Eugene Johnson ,  Carl A. Morrell ,  David Robert Woodham

IPC: G06F11/00

CPC classification number: G06F11/1433

Abstract: A system for recovering a server blade, in a multiple server blade computer, that is lost during a flash update operation on a service processor in the server blade. Because of the flash update failure, the lost server blade is unaware of its location on a management pathway, which in an exemplary form may be a midplane or a bus, which connects the server blade and a management module in a server blade chassis. The lost server blade puts a signal on the management pathway indicating that the flash failed. The signal is put on a special channel reserved for such messages. The management module receives the signal, and then determines which of the multiple server blades are lost due to the flash update failure.

Abstract translation: 一种在多服务器刀片式计算机中恢复在服务器刀片中的服务处理器上的闪速更新操作期间丢失的服务器刀片的系统。 由于闪存更新失败，丢失的服务器刀片不知道其在管理路径上的位置，其在示例性形式中可以是连接服务器刀片和服务器刀片式机箱中的管理模块的中间面板或总线。 丢失的服务器刀片在管理路径上发出信号，指示闪存失败。 信号被放在为这样的消息保留的特殊信道上。 管理模块接收信号，然后确定由于闪存更新失败而导致多台服务器刀片中的哪一台丢失。

公开(公告)号：US07970880B2

公开(公告)日：2011-06-28

申请号：US12024824

申请日：2008-02-01

Applicant: Gerhard Nikolaus Buckler ,  Jeffery Michael Franke ,  Donald Eugene Johnson ,  Carl A. Morrell ,  David Robert Woodham

Inventor： Gerhard Nikolaus Buckler ,  Jeffery Michael Franke ,  Donald Eugene Johnson ,  Carl A. Morrell ,  David Robert Woodham

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  G06F11/00

CPC classification number: G06F11/1433

Abstract: A computer program product is presented for recovering a server blade, in a multiple server blade computer, that is lost during a flash update operation on a service processor in the server blade. Because of the flash update failure, the lost server blade is unaware of its location on a management pathway, which in an exemplary form may be a midplane or a bus, which connects the server blade and a management module in a server blade chassis. The lost server blade puts a signal on the management pathway indicating that the flash failed. The signal is put on a special channel reserved for such messages. The management module receives the signal, and then determines which of the multiple server blades are lost due to the flash update failure.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种计算机程序产品，用于恢复在服务器刀片中的服务处理器上的闪存更新操作期间丢失的多服务器刀片式计算机中的服务器刀片。 由于闪存更新失败，丢失的服务器刀片不知道其在管理路径上的位置，其在示例性形式中可以是连接服务器刀片和服务器刀片式机箱中的管理模块的中间面板或总线。 丢失的服务器刀片在管理路径上发出信号，指示闪存失败。 信号被放在为这样的消息保留的特殊信道上。 管理模块接收信号，然后确定由于闪存更新失败而导致多台服务器刀片中的哪一台丢失。

公开(公告)号：US20110153899A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-23

申请号：US12644629

申请日：2009-12-22

Applicant: Alfredo Aldereguia ,  Carl A. Morrell ,  Grace A. Richter

Inventor： Alfredo Aldereguia ,  Carl A. Morrell ,  Grace A. Richter

IPC: G06F13/20

CPC classification number: G06F13/385

Abstract: Computer peripheral expansion apparatus, methods of operation, and computer program products including blade peripheral expansion units (‘BPEUs’), each BPEU including a peripheral interconnect multiplexer coupled for peripheral interconnect data communications through an upstream peripheral interconnect bus (‘PIB’) segment to a host blade, the upstream PIB segment fanned out by the multiplexer into two or more peripheral downstream interconnect channels, the multiplexer connecting the upstream PIB segment to only one of the downstream channels at a time; and the two or more downstream peripheral interconnect channels, at least one of the downstream channels connected to at least one peripheral interconnect device (‘PID’) in the BPEU, the peripheral interconnect device being a device that communicates with the host blade according to a peripheral interconnect data communications protocol, one of the downstream channels configured to connect to an upstream PIB segment in another BPEU.

Abstract translation: 计算机外设扩展装置，操作方法以及计算机程序产品，包括刀片外围设备扩展单元（BPEU），每个BPEU包括一个外设互连多路复用器，用于通过上游外设互连总线（“PIB”）段到外围互连数据通信 主机刀片，由多路复用器扇出的上游PIB段分成两个或更多个外围下游互连通道，多路复用器将上游PIB段一次连接到仅一条下游通道; 以及所述两个或更多个下游外围互连通道，所述下游通道中的至少一个连接到所述BPEU中的至少一个外围互连设备（“PID”），所述外围设备互连设备是根据主机刀片与所述主机刀片通信的设备 外围互连数据通信协议，其中一个下游通道被配置为连接到另一个BPEU中的上游PIB段。

公开(公告)号：US20090254732A1

公开(公告)日：2009-10-08

申请号：US11960544

申请日：2008-04-08

Applicant: Tu T. Dang ,  Robert F. Kantner, JR. ,  Henry G. McMillan ,  Carl A. Morrell ,  Challis L. Purrington ,  Mark W. Williams

Inventor： Tu T. Dang ,  Robert F. Kantner, JR. ,  Henry G. McMillan ,  Carl A. Morrell ,  Challis L. Purrington ,  Mark W. Williams

IPC: G06F12/00

CPC classification number: G06F13/409 ,  G06F11/006 ,  G06F11/073 ,  G06F11/0793

Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for enabling memory module slots in a computing system after a repair action, the computing system having a plurality of memory module slots and having at least one memory module installed in one of the memory module slots, that includes: determining, during a boot process for the computing system, whether any of the memory module slots are disabled; and if any of the memory module slots are disabled: retrieving, for each memory module installed in one of the memory module slots, a memory module identifier for that memory module, retrieving, from non-volatile memory of the computing system, previously stored memory module identifiers, determining whether the retrieved memory module identifiers match the previously stored memory module identifiers, and enabling the disabled memory module slots if the retrieved memory module identifiers do not match the previously stored memory module identifiers.

Abstract translation: 公开了方法，系统和产品，用于在修复动作之后使计算系统中的存储器模块插槽能够启动，所述计算系统具有多个存储器模块插槽，并且具有安装在存储器模块插槽之一中的至少一个存储器模块， ：在所述计算系统的引导过程期间确定是否禁用所述存储器模块插槽; 并且如果任何一个存储器模块插槽被禁用：对于安装在其中一个存储器模块插槽中的每个存储器模块，检索该存储器模块的存储器模块标识符，从计算系统的非易失性存储器检索先前存储的存储器 模块标识符，确定所检索的存储器模块标识符是否与先前存储的存储器模块标识符匹配，以及如果所检索的存储器模块标识符与先前存储的存储器模块标识符不匹配，则启用禁用的存储器模块插槽。

公开(公告)号：US20090119420A1

公开(公告)日：2009-05-07

申请号：US11935829

申请日：2007-11-06

Applicant: Carl A. Morrell

Inventor： Carl A. Morrell

IPC: G06F3/00

CPC classification number: G06F13/387 ,  G06F12/063 ,  G06F12/0676

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for generating scalable addressing for expansion units. The method, system and computer program product for generate scalable addressing for an expansion unit is provided. The method, system and computer program product can include detecting a multiplexer of an expansion unit via a serial bus (e.g., an I2C bus), setting an address for the multiplexer of the first expansion unit, and upon accessing the multiplexer, switching the multiplexer to a first position to pass the serial bus to a second expansion unit to detect a multiplexer of the second expansion unit. The method can further include attempting to access the multiplexer of the second expansion unit and upon accessing the multiplexer of the second expansion unit, incrementing the address of the multiplexer of first expansion unit to set the address for the multiplexer of the second expansion unit.

Abstract translation: 本发明的实施例提供了一种用于为扩展单元生成可扩展寻址的方法，系统和计算机程序产品。 提供了用于为扩展单元生成可扩展寻址的方法，系统和计算机程序产品。 方法，系统和计算机程序产品可以包括通过串行总线（例如，I2C总线）检测扩展单元的多路复用器，设置第一扩展单元的多路复用器的地址，以及在访问多路复用器时，切换多路复用器 到第一位置以将串行总线传递到第二扩展单元以检测第二扩展单元的多路复用器。 该方法还可以包括尝试访问第二扩展单元的多路复用器，并且在访问第二扩展单元的多路复用器时，递增第一扩展单元的多路复用器的地址以设置第二扩展单元的多路复用器的地址。

公开(公告)号：US09025784B2

公开(公告)日：2015-05-05

申请号：US13450971

申请日：2012-04-19

Applicant: Carl A. Morrell ,  William B. Schwartz

Inventor： Carl A. Morrell ,  William B. Schwartz

IPC: H04R29/00 ,  G06F11/07 ,  H04S7/00

CPC classification number: G06F11/0772 ,  G06F11/0706 ,  H04R29/001 ,  H04S7/00

Abstract: Aspects for monitoring audible tones indicative of operational status of each planar in a multiple planar chassis are described. Included in the aspects is the monitoring of a speaker channel of each planar of a plurality of planars in a common chassis for state changes of beep tones. An operational status of a specific planar emitting the beep tones is identified based on the state changes.

Abstract translation: 描述了用于监视指示多平面机架中每个平面的操作状态的可听音调的方面。 在这些方面中包括在公共机箱中监视多个平面中的每个平面的扬声器通道，以用于蜂鸣音的状态改变。 基于状态变化来识别发出蜂鸣音的特定平面的操作状态。

公开(公告)号：US07395459B2

公开(公告)日：2008-07-01

申请号：US10762009

申请日：2004-01-21

Applicant: Carl A. Morrell ,  William B. Schwartz

Inventor： Carl A. Morrell ,  William B. Schwartz

IPC: G06F11/00

CPC classification number: G06F11/0772 ,  G06F11/0706 ,  H04R29/001 ,  H04S7/00

Abstract: Aspects for monitoring audible tones indicative of operational status of each planar in a multiple planar chassis are described. Included in the aspects is the monitoring of a speaker channel of each planar of a plurality of planars in a common chassis for state changes of beep tones. An operational status of a specific planar emitting the beep tones is identified based on the state changes.

Abstract translation: 描述了用于监视指示多平面机架中每个平面的操作状态的可听音调的方面。 在这些方面中包括在公共机箱中监视多个平面中的每个平面的扬声器通道，以用于蜂鸣音的状态改变。 基于状态变化来识别发出蜂鸣音的特定平面的操作状态。

公开(公告)号：US20080141236A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-12

申请号：US12024816

申请日：2008-02-01

Applicant: GERHARD NIKOLAUS BUCKLER ,  Jeffery Michael Franke ,  Donald Eugene Johnson ,  Carl A. Morrell ,  David Robert Woodham

Inventor： GERHARD NIKOLAUS BUCKLER ,  Jeffery Michael Franke ,  Donald Eugene Johnson ,  Carl A. Morrell ,  David Robert Woodham

IPC: G06F11/00 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F11/14

CPC classification number: G06F11/1433

Abstract: A system for recovering a server blade, in a multiple server blade computer, that is lost during a flash update operation on a service processor in the server blade. Because of the flash update failure, the lost server blade is unaware of its location on a management pathway, which in an exemplary form may be a midplane or a bus, which connects the server blade and a management module in a server blade chassis. The lost server blade puts a signal on the management pathway indicating that the flash failed. The signal is put on a special channel reserved for such messages. The management module receives the signal, and then determines which of the multiple server blades are lost due to the flash update failure.

Abstract translation: 一种在多服务器刀片式计算机中恢复在服务器刀片中的服务处理器上的闪速更新操作期间丢失的服务器刀片的系统。 由于闪存更新失败，丢失的服务器刀片不知道其在管理路径上的位置，其在示例性形式中可以是连接服务器刀片和服务器刀片式机箱中的管理模块的中间面板或总线。 丢失的服务器刀片在管理路径上发出信号，指示闪存失败。 信号被放在为这样的消息保留的特殊信道上。 管理模块接收信号，然后确定由于闪存更新失败而导致多台服务器刀片中的哪一台丢失。

公开(公告)号：US07383461B2

公开(公告)日：2008-06-03

申请号：US10777375

申请日：2004-02-12

Applicant: Gerhard Nikolaus Buckler ,  Jeffery Michael Franke ,  Donald Eugene Johnson ,  Carl A. Morrell ,  David Robert Woodham

Inventor： Gerhard Nikolaus Buckler ,  Jeffery Michael Franke ,  Donald Eugene Johnson ,  Carl A. Morrell ,  David Robert Woodham

IPC: G06F11/00

CPC classification number: G06F11/1433

Abstract: A method and system for recovering a server blade, in a multiple server blade computer, that is lost during a flash update operation on a service processor in the server blade. Because of the flash update failure, the lost server blade is unaware of its location on a management pathway, which in an exemplary form may be a midplane or a bus, which connects the server blade and a management module in a server blade chassis. The lost server blade puts a signal on the management pathway indicating that the flash failed. The signal is put on a special channel reserved for such messages. The management module receives the signal, and then determines which of the multiple server blades are lost due to the flash update failure.

Abstract translation: 一种在多服务器刀片式计算机中恢复服务器刀片中的服务处理器的闪速更新操作期间丢失的服务器刀片的方法和系统。 由于闪存更新失败，丢失的服务器刀片不知道其在管理路径上的位置，其在示例性形式中可以是连接服务器刀片和服务器刀片式机箱中的管理模块的中间面板或总线。 丢失的服务器刀片在管理路径上发出信号，指示闪存失败。 信号被放在为这样的消息保留的特殊信道上。 管理模块接收信号，然后确定由于闪存更新失败而导致多台服务器刀片中的哪一台丢失。

公开(公告)号：US07353410B2

公开(公告)日：2008-04-01

申请号：US11032877

申请日：2005-01-11

Applicant: Dhruv Manmohandas Desai ,  Nickolas J. Gruendler ,  Carl A. Morrell ,  Gary R. Shippy ,  Michael Leo Scollard ,  Michael Joseph Steinmetz ,  Malcolm Scott Ware ,  Christopher L. Wood

Inventor： Dhruv Manmohandas Desai ,  Nickolas J. Gruendler ,  Carl A. Morrell ,  Gary R. Shippy ,  Michael Leo Scollard ,  Michael Joseph Steinmetz ,  Malcolm Scott Ware ,  Christopher L. Wood

IPC: G06F1/26

CPC classification number: G01V3/08 ,  G06F1/28 ,  G06F1/3203

Abstract: A method and system and calibration technique for power measurement and management over multiple time frames provides responsive power control while meeting global system power consumption and power dissipation limits. Power output of one or more system power supplies is measured and processed to produce power values over multiple differing time frames. The measurements from the differing time frames are used to determine whether or not system power consumption should be adjusted and then one or more devices is power-managed in response to the determination. The determination may compare a set of maximum and/or minimum thresholds to each of the measurements from the differing time frames. A calibration technique uses a precision reference resistor and voltage reference controlled current source to introduce a voltage drop from the input side of a power supply sense resistor calibration is made at the common mode voltage of the power supply output.

Abstract translation: 用于多个时间帧功率测量和管理的方法和系统和校准技术提供响应功率控制，同时满足全球系统功耗和功耗限制。 一个或多个系统电源的功率输出被测量和处理以在多个不同的时间帧上产生功率值。 来自不同时间帧的测量用于确定是否应该调整系统功率消耗，然后响应于确定对一个或多个设备进行功率管理。 该确定可以根据不同的时间帧将一组最大和/或最小阈值与每个测量结果进行比较。 校准技术使用精密参考电阻和参考电压源电流源，从电源检测电阻的输入侧引入压降，在电源输出的共模电压下进行校准。