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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2020
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Lei Kou, Redmond, WA (US);
Scott Chao-Chueh Lee, Bellevue, WA (US);
Ho-Yuen Chau, Redmond, WA (US);
Liang Yang, Redmond, WA (US);
Chin Hwan Park, Redmond, WA (US);
Yimin Deng, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The disclosed technologies include functionality for managing Multiple Physical Function NVMe Devices ('MFNDs') and the physical functions ('PFs') provided by MFNDs. For example, host devices can discover MFNDs, query the capabilities of MFNDs, and change the operating mode of an MFND between a user mode and a super administrator mode. Hosts can also utilize the disclosed technologies to create and delete individual child PFs on MFNDs. The disclosed technologies also include functionality for managing the settings associated with individual PFs of MFNDs. For example, hosts can query and modify the settings associated with individual child PFs of an MFND. The disclosed technologies also include functionality for managing the QoS provided by individual PFs of a MFND. For example, hosts can also query and modify the QoS provided by individual child PFs of an MFND.