Egenera, Inc.

Vern Brownell

Paul Michael Curtis

Alan Greenspan

Scott M Geng

Ewan Milne

Pete Manca

Max Smith

Edward Duffy

Peter Schulter

Dan Busby

Ben Sprachman

A platform and method of deploying virtual processing areas networks are described. A plurality of computer processors are connected to an internal communication network. At least one control node is in communication with an external communication network and an external storage network has an external storage address space. The at least one control node is connected to the internal network and thereby is in communication with the plurality of computer processors. Configuration logic defines and establishes a virtual processing area network having a corresponding set of computer processors from the plurality of processors, a virtual local area communication network providing communication among the set of computer processors, and a virtual storage space with a defined correspondence to the address space of the storage network.

Reconfigurable, virtual processing system, cluster, network and method

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Chatham, MA, United States of America

Vern Brownell