Blade system for using multiple frequency synthesizers to control multiple processor clocks operating at different frequencies based upon user input
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1. A method for managing the operating frequency of processors in a blade-based computer system, said method comprising the steps of:
- using a circuit to control a frequency synthesizer in said blade-based computer system;
generating, by said circuit, a control signal based upon inputs to the circuit by a user of said blade-based computer system;
processing, by said frequency synthesizer, an input frequency signal and said control signal from said circuit; and
outputting, by said frequency synthesizer, an output frequency to be used by said individual processors in said blade-based computer system, wherein said blade-based computer system utilizes multiple frequency synthesizers to generate multiple blades'"'"' clocks, wherein said blades are able to operate at different frequencies.
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Abstract
In a system and method for managing the operating frequency of processors in a blade-based computer system, a circuit receives a signal with instructions relating to the desired operating frequency of the processors or blades. The circuit then generates a control signal based upon the specific frequency designated by the user. A frequency synthesizer then processes an input frequency signal and the control signal and outputs an output frequency to be used by at least one processor in the blade-based computer system.
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1. A method for managing the operating frequency of processors in a blade-based computer system, said method comprising the steps of:
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using a circuit to control a frequency synthesizer in said blade-based computer system; generating, by said circuit, a control signal based upon inputs to the circuit by a user of said blade-based computer system; processing, by said frequency synthesizer, an input frequency signal and said control signal from said circuit; and outputting, by said frequency synthesizer, an output frequency to be used by said individual processors in said blade-based computer system, wherein said blade-based computer system utilizes multiple frequency synthesizers to generate multiple blades'"'"' clocks, wherein said blades are able to operate at different frequencies. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for managing the operating frequency of processors in a blade-based computer system, said method comprising the steps of
receiving, by a circuit in said blade-based computer system, a signal, said signal comprising instructions related to said operating frequency; -
generating, by said circuit, a control signal based upon a specific frequency designated by a user; processing, by a frequency synthesizer in said blade-based computer system, an input frequency signal and said control signal; and outputting, by said frequency synthesizer, an output frequency to be used by said individual processors in said blade-based computer system, wherein said blade-based computer system utilizes multiple frequency synthesizers to control multiple processors'"'"' clocks, wherein said processors are able to operate at different frequencies. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for managing the operating frequency of processors in a blade-based computer system, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, by a circuit in said blade-based computer system, a signal, said signal comprising instructions related to said operating frequency; generating, by said circuit, a control signal, said control signal based upon the bus frequency of said blade-based computer system and a specific frequency designated by a user;
processing, by a frequency synthesizer in said blade-based computer system, said control signal; andoutputting, by said frequency synthesizer, an output frequency, said output frequency based upon a multiple of said bus frequency to be used by at least one processor, wherein said blade-based computer systems utilizes multiple frequency synthesizers to control multiple processor clocks, wherein processors are able to operate at different frequencies. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for managing the operating frequency of processors in a blade-based computer system, said system comprising:
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an I2C device in said blade-based computer system, said I2C device receiving a signal, said signal comprising instructions related to said operating frequency; a means for generating a control signal in said blade-based computer system based upon said instructions related to said operating frequency; a clock generator in said blade-based computer system, said clock generator, receiving said control signal; a means for processing an input frequency signal and said control signal from said I2C device in said blade-based computer system; and outputting, by said clock generator, an output frequency to be used by at least one processor in said blade-based computer system.
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