Curtis J Collins

US Patent:

7873693, Jan 18, 2011

Filed:

Feb 12, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/057035

Inventors:

Sharad Mehrotra - Saratoga CA, US
Nakul Pratap Saraiya - Palo Alto CA, US
Thomas Dean Lovett - Portland OR, US
Cosmos Nicolaou - Palo Alto CA, US
Mangesh Shingane - San Jose CA, US
Yuri Finkelstein - San Carlos CA, US
Curtis M. Collins - San Jose CA, US
Geoffrey H. Hanson - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

Habanero Holdings, Inc. - Saratoga CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 13/00
H04L 12/28

US Classification:

709203, 370401, 710316

Abstract:

Multi-chassis fabric-backplane enterprise servers include a plurality of chassis managed collectively to form one or more provisioned servers. A central client coordinates gathering of provisioning and management information from the chassis, and arranges for distribution of control information to the chassis. One of the chassis may perform as a host or proxy with respect to information and control communication between the client and the chassis. Server provisioning and management information and commands move throughout the chassis via an Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) protocol. Alternatively, the client may establish individual communication with a subset of the chassis, and directly communicate with chassis in the subset. Server provisioning and management information includes events generated when module status changes, such as when a module is inserted and becomes available, and when a module fails and is no longer available. Each chassis includes a switch fabric enabling communication between chassis modules.

US Patent:

7979552, Jul 12, 2011

Filed:

Mar 21, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/728250

Inventors:

Nakul Pratap Saraiya - Palo Alto CA, US
Curtis M. Collins - San Jose CA, US
Yuri Finkelstein - San Carlos CA, US
Thomas Dean Lovett - Portland OR, US
Shyam Mittur - Laguna Nigel CA, US
Cosmos Nicolaou - Palo Alto CA, US
Shreyas B. Shah - San Jose CA, US
Fabio Onofrio Ingrao - Belmont CA, US

Assignee:

Habanero Holdings, Inc. - Saratoga CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/00
H04L 12/66

US Classification:

709226, 709236, 709239, 709240, 709241, 709244, 370392, 370396, 370401, 370422, 370412

Abstract:

A system is taught in which a module having processing elements can access network and storage interfaces that are external to the module of the processing elements as though those interfaces were located internal to the module of the processing elements. The system may be operated as one or more provisioned servers, each of the provisioned servers including capabilities as identified by a corresponding set of specifications and attributes, according to various embodiments. Typically the specifications (or constraints) and attributes are specified with a Server Configuration File. An Enterprise Server system may be provisioned into any combination and number of servers according to needed processing and I/O capabilities. Each of these servers may include distinct compute, storage, and networking performance. Provisioned servers may be managed similar to conventional servers, including operations such as boot and shutting down.

US Patent:

8443066, May 14, 2013

Filed:

Jul 7, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/178486

Inventors:

Nakul Pratap Saraiya - Palo Alto CA, US
Curtis M. Collins - San Jose CA, US
Yuri Finkelstein - San Carlos CA, US
Thomas Dean Lovett - Portland OR, US
Shyam Mittur - Laguna Nigel CA, US
Cosmos Nicolaou - Palo Alto CA, US
Shreyas B. Shah - San Jose CA, US
Fabio Onofrio Ingrao - Belmont CA, US

Assignee:

Oracle International Corporation - Redwood Shores CA

International Classification:

G06F 9/40
G06F 15/00
H04L 12/28

US Classification:

709222, 709226, 709229, 709239, 709240, 709241, 370392, 370401, 370422, 370396, 370412

Abstract:

A networked computing system is taught that may be operated as one or more provisioned servers, each of the provisioned servers including capabilities as identified by a corresponding set of specifications and attributes, according to various embodiments. Typically the specifications (or constraints) and attributes are specified with a Server Configuration File. The networked computing system may be provisioned into any combination and number of servers according to needed processing and I/O capabilities. Each of these servers may include distinct compute, storage, and networking performance. Provisioned servers may be managed similar to conventional servers, including operations such as boot and shutting down.

US Patent:

8601053, Dec 3, 2013

Filed:

Jan 17, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/007913

Inventors:

Sharad Mehrotra - Saratoga CA, US
Nakul Pratap Saraiya - Palo Alto CA, US
Thomas Dean Lovett - Portland OR, US
Cosmos Nicolaou - Palo Alto CA, US
Mangesh Shingane - San Jose CA, US
Yuri Finkelstein - San Carlos CA, US
Curtis M. Collins - San Jose CA, US
Geoffrey H. Hanson - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

Oracle International Corporation - Redwood Shores CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709203, 370401, 710316

Abstract:

Multi-chassis fabric-backplane enterprise servers include a plurality of chassis managed collectively to form one or more provisioned servers. A central client coordinates gathering of provisioning and management information from the chassis, and arranges for distribution of control information to the chassis. One of the chassis may perform as a host or proxy with respect to information and control communication between the client and the chassis. Server provisioning and management information and commands move throughout the chassis via an Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) protocol. Alternatively, the client may establish individual communication with a subset of the chassis, and directly communicate with chassis in the subset. Server provisioning and management information includes events generated when module status changes, such as when a module is inserted and becomes available, and when a module fails and is no longer available. Each chassis includes a switch fabric enabling communication between chassis modules.

US Patent:

7685281, Mar 23, 2010

Filed:

Feb 12, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/057048

Inventors:

Nakul Pratap Saraiya - Palo Alto CA, US
Curtis M. Collins - San Jose CA, US
Yuri Finkelstein - San Carlos CA, US
Thomas Dean Lovett - Portland OR, US
Shyam Mittur - Laguna Nigel CA, US
Cosmos Nicolaou - Palo Alto CA, US
Shreyas B. Shah - San Jose CA, US
Fabio Onofrio Ingrao - Belmont CA, US

Assignee:

Habanero Holdings, Inc. - Saratoga CA

International Classification:

G06F 9/40
G06F 15/00
H04L 12/28

US Classification:

709226, 709238, 709239, 709240, 709241, 709244, 370392, 370401, 370422, 370396

Abstract:

A system is taught in which a module having processing elements can access network and storage interfaces that are external to the module of the processing elements as though those interfaces were located internal to the module of the processing elements. The system may be operated as one or more provisioned servers, each of the provisioned servers including capabilities as identified by a corresponding set of specifications and attributes, according to various embodiments. Typically the specifications (or constraints) and attributes are specified with a Server Configuration File. An Enterprise Server system may be provisioned into any combination and number of servers according to needed processing and I/O capabilities. Each of these servers may include distinct compute, storage, and networking performance. Provisioned servers may be managed similar to conventional servers, including operations such as boot and shutting down.