Computer system partitioning using data transfer routing mechanism
First Claim
1. A computer system, comprising:
- a plurality of resources including a plurality of processors;
a distributed point-to-point transmission infrastructure for interconnecting the plurality of processors; and
at least one partitioning processor for configuring the plurality of resources into a plurality of partitions, each partition comprising a subset of the plurality of resources and a portion of the point-to-point transmission infrastructure, the portion of the point-to-point transmission infrastructure in each partition being distinct from and non-overlapping with the portion of the point-to-point transmission infrastructure in each other partition, the at least one partitioning processor being operable to configure the resources by writing to at least one of a plurality of routing tables associated with the processors according to a previously specified partitioning schema, each routing table representing dedicated physical links between an associated processor and other ones of the plurality of processors, the links corresponding to portions of the point-to-point transmission infrastructure.
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Abstract
A computer system is described having a plurality of resources which includes a plurality of processors, a distributed point-to-point transmission infrastructure for interconnecting the plurality of processors, and a partitioning processor for configuring the plurality of resources into at least one partition. Each partition comprises a subset of the plurality of resources. The partitioning processor is operable to configure the resources by enabling at least one link between at least one of the plurality of processors and at least one other one of the plurality of processors according to a previously specified partitioning schema. The link(s) so enabled corresponds to a portion of the point-to-point transmission infrastructure.
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37 Claims
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1. A computer system, comprising:
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a plurality of resources including a plurality of processors; a distributed point-to-point transmission infrastructure for interconnecting the plurality of processors; and at least one partitioning processor for configuring the plurality of resources into a plurality of partitions, each partition comprising a subset of the plurality of resources and a portion of the point-to-point transmission infrastructure, the portion of the point-to-point transmission infrastructure in each partition being distinct from and non-overlapping with the portion of the point-to-point transmission infrastructure in each other partition, the at least one partitioning processor being operable to configure the resources by writing to at least one of a plurality of routing tables associated with the processors according to a previously specified partitioning schema, each routing table representing dedicated physical links between an associated processor and other ones of the plurality of processors, the links corresponding to portions of the point-to-point transmission infrastructure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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- 21. A computer implemented method for use in a computer system having a plurality of resources including a plurality of processors and a distributed point-to-point transmission infrastructure for interconnecting the plurality of processors, the method comprising configuring the plurality of resources into a plurality of partitions, each partition comprising a subset of the plurality of resources and a portion of the point-to-point transmission infrastructure, the portion of the point-to-point transmission infrastructure in each partition being distinct from and non-overlapping with the portion of the point-to-point transmission infrastructure in each other partition, the configuring of the resources being effected by writing to at least one of a plurality of routing tables associated with the processors according to a previously specified partitioning schema, each routing table representing dedicated physical links between an associated processor and other ones of the plurality of processors, the links corresponding to portions of the point-to-point transmission infrastructure.
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32. A computer system, comprising:
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a plurality of resources including a plurality of processors; a distributed point-to-point transmission infrastructure for interconnecting the plurality of processors; and at least one partitioning processor for configuring the plurality of resources into a plurality of partitions, each partition comprising a subset of the plurality of resources and a portion of the point-to-point transmission infrastructure, the portion of the point-to-point transmission infrastructure in each partition being distinct from and non-overlapping with the portion of the point-to-point transmission infrastructure in each other partition, the at least one partitioning processor being operable to configure the resources by enabling operation of at least one dedicated physical link between at least one of the plurality of processors and at least one other one of the plurality of processors according to a previously specified partitioning schema, the at least one link corresponding to a portion of the point-to-point transmission infrastructure. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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- 35. A computer implemented method for use in a computer system having a plurality of resources including a plurality of processors and a distributed point-to-point transmission infrastructure for interconnecting the plurality of processors, the method comprising configuring the plurality of resources into a plurality of partitions, each partition comprising a subset of the plurality of resources and a portion of the point-to-point transmission infrastructure, the portion of the point-to-point transmission infrastructure in each partition being distinct from and non-overlapping with the portion of the point-to-point transmission infrastructure in each other partition, the configuring of the resources being effected by enabling operation of at least one dedicated physical link between at least one of the plurality of processors and at least one other one of the plurality of processors according to a previously specified partitioning schema, the at least one link corresponding to a portion of the point-to-point transmission infrastructure.
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