Dell Products Inc.

Yogesh Varma

Timothy Michael Lambert

Shyamkumar Thiyagarajan Iyer

Kurtis John Bowman

John Christopher Beckett

Mukund Purshottam Khatri

William Price Dawkins

Hendrich M Hernandez

Syed S Ahmed

Robert Wayne Hormuth

Vadhiraj Sankaranarayanan

Rich M Hernandez

A virtual machine deployment system includes a plurality of processing subsystems, and at least one multi-endpoint adapter device including a plurality of endpoint subsystems. A plurality of communication couplings couple each of the plurality of endpoint subsystems to at least one of the plurality of processing subsystems in order to provide a respective subset of available communication resources to each of the plurality of processing subsystems. A virtual machine deployment engine receives an instruction to deploy a virtual machine, and determines at least one communication resource requirement for the virtual machine. The virtual machine deployment engine then identifies a first processing subsystem that is included in the plurality of processing subsystems and that is provided a first subset of the available communication resources that satisfies the at least one communication resource requirement for the virtual machine, and deploys the virtual machine on the first processing subsystem.

Virtual machine deployment system using configurable communication couplings

A processor/endpoint communication coupling configuration system includes a plurality of processing subsystems coupled to a multi-endpoint adapter device by a plurality of communication couplings included on at least one hardware subsystem. A communication coupling configuration engine identifies each at least one hardware subsystem, determines at least one communication coupling configuration capability of the plurality of communication couplings, and determines at least one first multi-endpoint adapter device capability of the multi-endpoint adapter device. The communication coupling configuration engine then configures the plurality of communication couplings based on the at least one hardware subsystem, the at least one communication configuration capability, and the at least one first multi-endpoint adapter device capability in order to provide at least one communication resource between at least one of the plurality of processing subsystems and at least one endpoint on the first multi-endpoint adapter device.

Processor/endpoint communication coupling configuration system

A processing subsystem/endpoint subsystem connection configuration system includes a plurality of processing subsystems and a multi-endpoint adapter device that provides a plurality of endpoint subsystems. A bus exchange switch device couples the plurality of processing subsystems to the plurality of endpoint subsystems, and a connection configuration engine is coupled to the multi-endpoint adapter device and the bus exchange switch device. The connection configuration engine receives a connection resource request that requests connection resources for a first processing subsystem that is included in the plurality of processing subsystems. Based on the connection resource request, the connection configuration engine causes at least one of the plurality of endpoint subsystems to perform a first connection resource change operation. The connection configuration engine then configures the bus exchange switch device to provide the connection resources for the first processing subsystem.

Processor/endpoint connection configuration system

A multi-endpoint device sideband communication system includes a board including a board sideband communication subsystem coupled to a connector on the board. A multi-endpoint adapter device is connected to the board via the connector, and includes an adapter sideband communication subsystem connected to the connector via a first set of adapter sideband connections, and to each of a plurality of endpoint devices included on the multi-endpoint adapter device via respective second sets of adapter sideband communication connections. The adapter sideband communication subsystem receives a first sideband communication from the board sideband communication subsystem via the connector and, based on a first sideband communication policy stored in the adapter sideband communication subsystem, provides the first sideband communication to at least one of the plurality of endpoint devices via each respective second set of adapter sideband communication connections connected to that endpoint device.

Multi-endpoint device sideband communication system

In one or more embodiments, one or more methods, processes, and/or systems may receive quality of service (QoS) configuration information associated with information storage and retrieval of a device coupled to an input/output memory management unit (IOMMU); may configure one or more registers of the memory controller with a range of addresses associated; may determine performance data based at least on one or more of an average number of transactions completed, an average number of cycles utilized by the transactions, and an average number of credits in a flow control between the memory controller and a first memory medium coupled to the memory controller; may determine that the performance data does not comply with the QoS configuration information; and if the performance data indicates that the information storage and retrieval of the device is congested, may remap the IOMMU to point to DMA buffers of a second memory medium.

System and method of utilizing different memory media with a device

Systems and methods for providing a partitioned interconnect slot for inter-processor operation. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include: a processor comprising a first core and a second core; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to enable an Input/Output (I/O) device to communicate directly with the first core and the second core utilizing a single interconnect slot.

Partitioned interconnect slot for inter-processor operation

Server information handling system deployment and maintenance is enhanced with automated trouble ticket generation at a mobile telephone through an NFC transaction with a management controller. NFC transactions coordinate authorization for replacement component installation and server information handling system replacement. In one embodiment, a bezel includes an NFC device that interfaces with a management controller and stores configuration information to aid installation of replacement server information handling systems in the event of a system failure. A back-up battery provides power to an NFC support circuit that stores fault codes detected by the management controller so that fault codes are available during management controller failures. In one embodiment, contact information provided from a mobile telephone through an NFC transaction is used by the management controller to notify the mobile telephone of the state of management functions initiated by the mobile telephone with the NFC transaction.

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Austin, TX, United States of America

Yogesh Varma