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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2002
Vern Brownell, Chatham, MA (US);
Pete Manca, Sterling, MA (US);
Ben Sprachman, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Paul Curtis, Sudbury, MA (US);
Ewan Milne, Stow, MA (US);
Max Smith, Natick, MA (US);
Alan Greenspan, Northboro, MA (US);
Scott Geng, Westboro, MA (US);
Dan Busby, Sterling, MA (US);
Edward Duffy, Arlington, MA (US);
Peter Schulter, Hampstead, NH (US);
Vern Brownell, Chatham, MA (US);
Pete Manca, Sterling, MA (US);
Ben Sprachman, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Paul Curtis, Sudbury, MA (US);
Ewan Milne, Stow, MA (US);
Max Smith, Natick, MA (US);
Alan Greenspan, Northboro, MA (US);
Scott Geng, Westboro, MA (US);
Dan Busby, Sterling, MA (US);
Edward Duffy, Arlington, MA (US);
Peter Schulter, Hampstead, NH (US);
Egenera, Inc., Marlboro, MA (US);
Abstract
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.