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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1998
Stephen H. Zalewski, Nashua, NH (US);
Andrew H. Mason, Hollis, NH (US);
Gregory H. Jordan, Hollis, NH (US);
Karen L. Noel, Pembroke, NH (US);
James R. Kauffman, Nashua, NH (US);
Paul K. Harter, Jr., Groton, MA (US);
Frederick G. Kleinsorge, Amherst, NH (US);
Stephen F. Shirron, Acton, MA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Multiple instances of operating systems execute cooperatively in a single multiprocessor computer wherein all processors and resources are electrically connected together. The single physical machine with multiple physical processors and resources is subdivided by software into multiple partitions, each with the ability to run a distinct copy, or instance, of an operating system. At different times, different operating system instances may be loaded on a given partition. Resources, such as CPUs and memory, can be dynamically assigned to different partitions and used by instances of operating systems running within the machine by modifying the configuration. The partitions themselves can also be changed without rebooting the system by modifying the configuration tree.