Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer network managing
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-28
2011-06-28
Bhatia, Ajay (Department: 2445)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer network managing
C714S002000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07970880
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.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5864653 (1999-01-01), Tavallaei et al.
patent: 6338150 (2002-01-01), Johnson et al.
patent: 7062575 (2006-06-01), Garnett et al.
patent: 7174375 (2007-02-01), King et al.
patent: 7233877 (2007-06-01), King et al.
patent: 7299277 (2007-11-01), Moran et al.
patent: 7383461 (2008-06-01), Buckler et al.
patent: 7395323 (2008-07-01), Larson et al.
patent: 7398401 (2008-07-01), Goud et al.
patent: 7577778 (2009-08-01), Ni et al.
patent: 2002/0087668 (2002-07-01), San Martin et al.
patent: 2002/0188718 (2002-12-01), McGraw et al.
patent: 2003/0069953 (2003-04-01), Bottom et al.
patent: 2003/0163555 (2003-08-01), Battou et al.
patent: 2003/0226004 (2003-12-01), Abbondanzio et al.
patent: 2004/0030766 (2004-02-01), Witkowski
patent: 2004/0073712 (2004-04-01), Larson et al.
patent: 2004/0098532 (2004-05-01), Huang et al.
patent: 2004/0103180 (2004-05-01), Brown et al.
patent: 2004/0117536 (2004-06-01), Franke et al.
patent: 2004/0153710 (2004-08-01), Fair
patent: 2004/0255191 (2004-12-01), Fox et al.
patent: 2005/0021732 (2005-01-01), Suffern et al.
patent: 2005/0068888 (2005-03-01), Komarla et al.
patent: 2005/0091396 (2005-04-01), Nilakantan et al.
patent: 2005/0188080 (2005-08-01), Motsinger et al.
patent: 2005/0188221 (2005-08-01), Motsinger et al.
patent: 2005/0216627 (2005-09-01), Goud et al.
patent: 2007/0094426 (2007-04-01), Chiang et al.
patent: 2010/0107015 (2010-04-01), Bernabeu-Audan et al.
patent: PUPA S63191240 (1988-08-01), None
patent: PUPA S63288355 (1988-11-01), None
patent: 03014950 (2003-02-01), None
U.S. Appl. No. 12/024,836—Response dated Dec. 17, 2010.
U.S. Appl. No. 12/024,836—Final Office Action dated Feb. 28, 2011.
Buckler Gerhard Nikolaus
Franke Jeffery Michael
Johnson Donald Eugene
Morrell Carl A.
Woodham David Robert
Bhatia Ajay
International Business Machines - Corporation
Law Office of Jim Boice
Seal Cynthia G.
LandOfFree
Computer program product for recovery of a failed flash of a... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Computer program product for recovery of a failed flash of a..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Computer program product for recovery of a failed flash of a... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2734531