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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2003
Eric R. Kern, Durham, NC (US);
Brandon J. Ellison, Raleigh, NC (US);
James A. Day, Jr., Durham, NC (US);
Shane M. Lardinois, Durham, NC (US);
Eric R. Kern, Durham, NC (US);
Brandon J. Ellison, Raleigh, NC (US);
James A. Day, Jr., Durham, NC (US);
Shane M. Lardinois, Durham, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system in accordance with the present invention provides a microprocessor on each blade server for providing interfaces at the plurality of blade servers for simultaneous connection with a local or remote drive. The microprocessor can also configure the blade server to simultaneously connect with a plurality of local and/or remote drives. The microprocessor routes data packets between a management system and its respective blade server, while a management module in the management system manages the simultaneous access of the drive(s) by the plurality of blade servers or the plurality of drives by a blade server. This increases the efficiency of the system.
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