William C Schwartz

US Patent:

7117334, Oct 3, 2006

Filed:

May 14, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/845873

Inventors:

Jason Robert Almeida - Raleigh NC, US
Scott Neil Dunham - Raleigh NC, US
Eric Richard Kern - Durham NC, US
William Bradley Schwartz - Apex NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 12/00

US Classification:

711173, 711162, 711163

Abstract:

A method and system for allowing nodes in a multi-node computer to be appropriated by a master node in the multi-node computer. The node to be appropriated is suspended into an ACPI S3 Sleep State, causing current system operations state information to be stored in a backup memory in the appropriated node. The master node then populated a primary memory in the appropriated node with OS and other information required to join a partition that includes the master node. When the master node no longer wishes to use the appropriated node, the backup memory in the appropriated node is mirrored back into the primary memory. When the appropriated node “wakes up” from the S3 state, it continues executing software commands where it left off, without knowing anything that had happened after going into the S3 state.

US Patent:

7146497, Dec 5, 2006

Filed:

Sep 30, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/675623

Inventors:

Jason R. Almeida - Raleigh NC, US
Scott N. Dunham - Raleigh NC, US
Eric R. Kern - Durham NC, US
William B. Schwartz - Apex NC, US
Adam L. Soderlund - Bahama NC, US
Edward Zorek - Cary NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1/24

US Classification:

713100, 713 1, 713 2, 710302, 711114, 714 2

Abstract:

A method, system, and program product supporting dynamic configuring of a multi-node computer. The system includes a scalability management module directly coupled to each node in the multi-node computer. The scalability management module sets and maintains configuration parameters for the multi-node computer, wherein if one of the nodes is removed from the multi-node computer, a hot-spare node can be dynamically configured to replace the removed node without having to reconfiguring or physically reconnect the remaining nodes.

US Patent:

7219343, May 15, 2007

Filed:

Apr 10, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/411554

Inventors:

Jason Robert Almeida - Raleigh NC, US
Gregg Kent Gibson - Apex NC, US
Edward Joseph Klodnicki - Durham NC, US
William Bradley Schwartz - Apex NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/44
G06F 15/167

US Classification:

717172, 709215

Abstract:

Updating firmware on multiple systems or nodes within a merged networked environment includes providing firmware update code and a firmware update utility to a primary node. The firmware update utility determines the presence of a multi-node partition and detects the partition's configuration. The configuration determination includes determining the location of a remote service processor on each secondary node. The primary node creates an image of the firmware update code and distributes the created image to each of the secondary node service processors over a sideband link. Each of the remote service processors would then restart their respective systems. The node's BIOS detects the presence of the firmware update code on the service processor and forces the node to boot the update code directly. After the firmware update is complete, the firmware update code is deleted. When it subsequent restart occurs, the nodes will boot to the merged state.

US Patent:

7281145, Oct 9, 2007

Filed:

Jun 24, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/875253

Inventors:

Aaron Eliahu Merkin - Holly Springs NC, US
William Bradley Schwartz - Apex NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machiness Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1/26

US Classification:

713320

Abstract:

A method of managing resources in a data processing configuration includes allocating system resources to an application to ensure a specified level of performance for the application. A system parameter is then modified to conserve power consumption upon detecting a condition resulting in a reduction of available system power. The original system resource allocation is then modified to maintain the specified level of performance following the modification of the system parameter. The system resources may include system CPU cycles and allocating system resources may include allocating a specified percentage of the CPU cycles to a high priority application. The reduction of available system power may be caused by an excessive ambient temperature or the failure of a power supply. Modifying the system parameter to conserve power consumption includes throttling the CPU speed and then dynamically increasing the percentage of CPU cycles allocated to the high priority application.

US Patent:

7311548, Dec 25, 2007

Filed:

Jul 10, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/456494

Inventors:

Scott N. Dunham - Raleigh NC, US
William B. Schwartz - Apex NC, US
Jeffrey B. Williams - Raleigh NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H01R 31/08

US Classification:

439510, 439490

Abstract:

A jumper including a connecting face, a light-emitting face, and a light pipe extending from the connecting face to the light-emitting face is provided. The light pipe is operable to transmit a light from a provided computer hardware from the connecting face to the light-emitting face responsive to the jumper forming a circuit with the provided computer hardware. A method for fabricating a jumper is also provided. The method includes forming a plurality of receptacles on a connecting face of the jumper and incorporating a light pipe into the jumper such that the light pipe extends from the connecting face of the jumper to a light-emitting face of the jumper. A method for providing jumper installation feedback is further provided. The method includes mounting a jumper on a provided computer hardware and transmitting a light through the jumper responsive to the jumper forming a circuit with the provided computer hardware.

US Patent:

7395459, Jul 1, 2008

Filed:

Jan 21, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/762009

Inventors:

Carl A. Morrell - Cary NC, US
William B. Schwartz - Apex NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 11/00

US Classification:

714 48, 714 36, 714 45

Abstract:

Aspects for monitoring audible tones indicative of operational status of each planar in a multiple planar chassis are described. Included in the aspects is the monitoring of a speaker channel of each planar of a plurality of planars in a common chassis for state changes of beep tones. An operational status of a specific planar emitting the beep tones is identified based on the state changes.

US Patent:

7404734, Jul 29, 2008

Filed:

Nov 16, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/941794

Inventors:

Scott N. Dunham - Raleigh NC, US
William B. Schwartz - Apex NC, US
Jeffrey B. Williams - Raleigh NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H01R 31/08

US Classification:

439510, 439490

Abstract:

A jumper including a connecting face, a light-emitting face, and a light pipe extending from the connecting face to the light-emitting face is provided. The light pipe is operable to transmit a light from a provided computer hardware from the connecting face to the light-emitting face responsive to the jumper forming a circuit with the provided computer hardware. A method for fabricating a jumper is also provided. The method includes forming a plurality of receptacles on a connecting face of the jumper and incorporating a light pipe into the jumper such that the light pipe extends from the connecting face of the jumper to a light-emitting face of the jumper. A method for providing jumper installation feedback is further provided. The method includes mounting a jumper on a provided computer hardware and transmitting a light through the jumper responsive to the jumper forming a circuit with the provided computer hardware.

US Patent:

7426657, Sep 16, 2008

Filed:

Jul 9, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/888391

Inventors:

Thomas James Fox - Apex NC, US
Eric Richard Kern - Durham NC, US
Michael Scott Rollins - Durham NC, US
William Bradley Schwartz - Apex NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 11/00

US Classification:

714 13, 714 11, 714 12, 714 47

Abstract:

A system, method, and computer program product for reporting and recovering from an internal processor error in a multiprocessor system supporting system management mode. In accordance with the method of the present invention one or more replacement agents are allocated such as during system startup within the multiprocessor system. Machine specific error-reporting registers are monitored for one or more active processor agents during system operation. In response to detecting a faulty agent via the monitoring, a system management interrupt (SMI) request is issued to one or both the faulty agent and a selected replacement agent. In response to receiving the SMI request, the operating state of the faulty agent is copied to the selected replacement agent in system management mode. Operating system processing is then resumed using the replacement agent.

Author:

William B. Schwartz

ISBN #:

0520214676

Author:

William B. Schwartz

ISBN #:

0520221737

Author:

William B. Schwartz

ISBN #:

0815700393

Author:

William B. Schwartz

ISBN #:

0815700407

Author:

William B. Schwartz

ISBN #:

0815700334

Author:

William B. Schwartz

ISBN #:

0815701209

Author:

William B. Schwartz

ISBN #:

0815701217

Author:

William B. Schwartz

ISBN #:

0833000349