Method and system for providing server management peripheral caching using a shared bus
First Claim
1. A method for managing a computer system including a plurality of servers and at least one shared peripheral device comprising the steps of:
- performing communications between the plurality of servers and the at least one shared peripheral device using a shared bus, the communications including providing data for a first server of the plurality of servers from the at least one shared peripheral device, the data being provided to the plurality of servers over the shared bus, caching the data in the plurality of servers; and
utilizing the data only in the first server in response to receipt of the data.
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Abstract
A method and system for managing a computer system including a plurality of servers and at least one shared peripheral device is disclosed. The method and system include performing communications between the plurality of servers and the at least one shared peripheral device using a shared bus. The communications include providing data for a first server of the plurality of servers from the shared peripheral device(s). The data is provided to the servers over the shared bus. The method and system also include caching the data in the plurality of servers and utilizing the data only in the first server in response to receipt of the data.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for managing a computer system including a plurality of servers and at least one shared peripheral device comprising the steps of:
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performing communications between the plurality of servers and the at least one shared peripheral device using a shared bus, the communications including providing data for a first server of the plurality of servers from the at least one shared peripheral device, the data being provided to the plurality of servers over the shared bus, caching the data in the plurality of servers; and
utilizing the data only in the first server in response to receipt of the data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 15)
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9. A computer system comprising:
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a plurality of servers;
a shared bus coupled with the plurality of servers; and
at least one shared peripheral device coupled with the shared bus, communications between the plurality of servers and the at least one shared peripheral device being performed using the shared bus, the communications including one providing data for a first server of the plurality of servers from the at least one shared peripheral device, the data being provided to the plurality of servers over the shared bus, the data being cached in the plurality of servers, the data only being utilized in the first server in response to receipt of the data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17)
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