Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.P.

Jim Darling

Paul Bouchier

Daniel Nathan Cripe

Jeffrey McMenomey

Methods and apparatus for partitioning a computer server system (). A partition management application () residing within firmware on a central service processor () is configured to receive partitioning requests, to formulate partitioning instructions based on the partitioning requests, and to transmit the partitioning instructions to partition instantiation firmware () also residing on the central service processor (). The partition instantiation firmware () is configured to direct server cell firmware () to create one or more partitions based on the partitioning instructions.

Managing hardware resources for soft partitioning

Systems and methods for profile management on a network are disclosed. A profile management system for first and second servers on the network may include a profile manager configured to manage a first profile that uniquely identifies the first server on the network; and an administrator configured to issue a command to the profile manager instructing the profile manager to migrate the first profile such that the first profile is no longer associated with the first server, and such that the first profile uniquely identifies the second server on the network, wherein at least one of the first and second servers is a conjoined server.

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Fort Collins, CO, United States of America

Jim Darling