Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Digital data processing system initialization or configuration
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-08
2008-07-08
Connolly, Mark (Department: 2115)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Digital data processing system initialization or configuration
C713S100000, C712S013000, C712S015000, C716S030000, C716S030000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11256269
ABSTRACT:
Dynamic hardware partitioning of symmetric multiprocessing systems enables on-the-fly provisioning of servers of varying performance characteristics by configuring physical partitions having selectable numbers of processors. Processors are directed to disable included coherency links (for example by de-asserting respective Power-Good indicators to each of the processors). Then processors selected for inclusion in a first physical partition are directed to form coherency links with all adjacent processors (for example by asserting the respective Power-Good indicators to each of the processors of the first physical partition). All other processors in the system remain isolated (i.e. their respective Power-Good indicators remain de-asserted). The processors of the first physical partition are then directed to fetch and execute instructions (for example by de-asserting respective Reset indicators to each of the processors). The processors of the first physical partition complete booting and then a second physical partition is formed in a manner similar to the first.
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Lovett Thomas Dean
McDaniel Daryl V.
Connolly Mark
Dyke Korbin Van
Fabric7 Systems, Inc.
PatentVentures
Smith Bennett
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