Apparatus, architecture, and method for integrated modular server system providing dynamically power-managed and work-load managed network devices
First Claim
1. A dynamically adaptable integrated server system unit comprising:
- a frame, housing, or enclosure;
a plurality of configurable and dynamically reconfigurable network devices disposed within said frame, housing, or enclosure;
said dynamically reconfigurable network devices including at least one network device operating as a computer node;
at least one of said network devices is dynamically and acceptably reconfigurable at any time based on types of activities detected within a network to which the network device is then presently or will be connected;
said computer node comprises a server module; and
said server module is initially configurable and subsequently reconfigurable during operation as any one or more or all of a web server, a streaming media server, a cache server, a file server, an application server, a router, and combinations thereof.
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Abstract
Network architecture, computer system and/or server, circuit, device, apparatus, method, and computer program and control mechanism for managing power consumption and workload in computer system and data and information servers. Further provides power and energy consumption and workload management and control systems and architectures for high-density and modular multi-server computer systems that maintain performance while conserving energy and method for power management and workload management. Dynamic server power management and optional dynamic workload management for multi-server environments is provided by aspects of the invention. Modular network devices and integrated server system, including modular servers, management units, switches and switching fabrics, modular power supplies and modular fans and a special backplane architecture are provided as well as dynamically reconfigurable multi-purpose modules and servers. Backplane architecture, structure, and method that has no active components and separate power supply lines and protection to provide high reliability in server environment.
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30 Claims
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1. A dynamically adaptable integrated server system unit comprising:
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a frame, housing, or enclosure; a plurality of configurable and dynamically reconfigurable network devices disposed within said frame, housing, or enclosure; said dynamically reconfigurable network devices including at least one network device operating as a computer node; at least one of said network devices is dynamically and acceptably reconfigurable at any time based on types of activities detected within a network to which the network device is then presently or will be connected; said computer node comprises a server module; and said server module is initially configurable and subsequently reconfigurable during operation as any one or more or all of a web server, a streaming media server, a cache server, a file server, an application server, a router, and combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A dynamically adaptable integrated server system unit comprising:
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a frame, housing, or enclosure; a plurality of configurable and dynamically reconfigurable network devices disposed within said frame, housing, or enclosure; said configurable and dynamically reconfigurable network devices including at least one network device operating as a computer node, at least one network device operating as a monitor node, and at least one network device operating as a switching node; each said computer node, said monitor node, and said switching node being coupled for communication; at least one of said network devices is dynamically and adaptably reconfigurable at any time based on types of activities detected within a network to which the network device is then presently or will be connected; and wherein reconfiguration of said computer node comprises at least one of;
(i) altering the software and/or firmware instructing said computer node, and (ii) altering the data organization of a data storage device integral with or coupled to said computer node. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A dynamically adaptable integrated server system unit comprising:
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a frame, housing, or enclosure; a plurality of configurable and dynamically reconfigurable network devices disposed within said frame, housing, or enclosure; said configurable and dynamically reconfigurable network devices including at least one network device operating as a computer node, at least one network device operating as a monitor node, and at least one network device operating as a switching node; each said computer node, said monitor node, and said switching node being coupled for communication; at least one of said network devices is dynamically and adaptably reconfigurable at any time based on types of activities detected within a network to which the network device is then presently or will be connected; and wherein said data storage device comprises a hard disc drive based RAID storage array and altering said data organization comprises altering a RAID configuration of said data to provide better performance for the type of data being served.
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30. A method for dynamically and adaptably operating an integrated server system unit of the type having a frame, housing, or enclosure and a plurality of network devices disposed within said frame, housing, or enclosure;
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operating at least one of said network devices as a computer node comprising a server module; detecting activities within a network to which the network device is then presently or will be connected; dynamically and adaptably reconfiguring at least one of said network devices at any time based on types of activities detected within the network to which the network device is then presently or will be connected; and said server module is initially configurable and subsequently reconfigurable during operation as any one or more or all of a web server, a streaming media server, a cache server, a file server, an application server, a router, and combinations thereof.
- said method comprising;
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