Cluster system management
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1. A system comprising:
- a cluster of system components interconnected by a cluster interconnect fabric, the system components further comprising a processor and out-of-band management network interfaces to an out-of-band management network;
wherein the system components in the cluster are mechanically coupled to other system components in the cluster through a plurality of cables, wherein each cable of the plurality of cables comprises a cable connector at each end point of the cable, wherein at least one cable connector in each cable is located at an interface of the cluster interconnect fabric, and wherein the at least one cable connector further includes a data storage module and a connector logic;
wherein the system is configured to use the cluster interconnect fabric and the out-of-band management network interfaces to determine an overall connectivity and status of the cluster; and
wherein determining the overall connectivity of the cluster involves determining a physical view that identifies system components in the cluster, wherein the physical view also identifies how the system components in the cluster are mechanically coupled to the other system components in the cluster through the plurality of cables by using at least one unique cable identity that is stored in the data storage module in a cable connector in each cable of the plurality of cables and received from the connector logic in the cable connector in each cable of the plurality of cables.
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Abstract
In a system having a cluster of system components interconnected by a cluster interconnect fabric, the system components include out-of-band management network interfaces to an out-of-band management network. The system is configured to use the cluster interconnect fabric and the out-of-band management network interfaces to determine the overall connectivity and status of the cluster.
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1. A system comprising:
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a cluster of system components interconnected by a cluster interconnect fabric, the system components further comprising a processor and out-of-band management network interfaces to an out-of-band management network; wherein the system components in the cluster are mechanically coupled to other system components in the cluster through a plurality of cables, wherein each cable of the plurality of cables comprises a cable connector at each end point of the cable, wherein at least one cable connector in each cable is located at an interface of the cluster interconnect fabric, and wherein the at least one cable connector further includes a data storage module and a connector logic; wherein the system is configured to use the cluster interconnect fabric and the out-of-band management network interfaces to determine an overall connectivity and status of the cluster; and wherein determining the overall connectivity of the cluster involves determining a physical view that identifies system components in the cluster, wherein the physical view also identifies how the system components in the cluster are mechanically coupled to the other system components in the cluster through the plurality of cables by using at least one unique cable identity that is stored in the data storage module in a cable connector in each cable of the plurality of cables and received from the connector logic in the cable connector in each cable of the plurality of cables. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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at least two subsystems, each of the at least two subsystems includes a processor, wherein the at least two subsystems are interconnected by a cluster interconnect fabric, the system being operable to perform IP based management traffic transparently over a range of media types; wherein the at least two subsystems are mechanically coupled to each other through a plurality of cables, wherein each cable of the plurality of cables comprises a cable connector at each end point of the cable, wherein at least one cable connector in each cable is located at an interface of the cluster interconnect fabric, and wherein the at least one cable connector further includes a data storage module and a connector logic; wherein the system is configured to use the IP based management traffic to determine an overall connectivity and status of the subsystems; and wherein determining the overall connectivity of the at least two subsystems involves determining a physical view that identifies the at least two subsystems, wherein the physical view also identifies how the at least two subsystems are mechanically coupled to each other through the plurality of cables by using at least one unique cable identity that is stored in the data storage module in the cable connector in each cable of the plurality of cables and received from the connector logic in the cable connector in each cable of the plurality of cables. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method of configuring a system comprising a cluster of system components interconnected by a cluster interconnect fabric, wherein the system components further comprise out-of-band management network interfaces to an out-of-band management network, the method comprising:
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using the cluster interconnect fabric and the out-of-band management network interfaces to determine an overall connectivity and status of the cluster; wherein the system components in the cluster are mechanically coupled to other system components in the cluster through a plurality of cables, wherein each cable of the plurality of cables comprises a cable connector at each end point of the cable, wherein at least one cable connector in each cable is located at an interface of the cluster interconnect fabric, and wherein the at least one cable connector further includes a data storage module and a connector logic; and wherein determining the overall connectivity of the cluster involves determining a physical view that identifies system components in the cluster, wherein the physical view also identifies how the system components in the cluster are mechanically coupled to the other system components in the cluster through the plurality of cables by using at least one unique cable identity that is stored in the data storage module in the cable connector in each cable of the plurality of cables and received from the connector logic in the cable connector in each cable of the plurality of cables.
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20. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising program instruction operable to control one or more processors to configure a system comprising:
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a cluster of system components interconnected by a cluster interconnect fabric; wherein the system components in the cluster are mechanically coupled to other system components in the cluster through a plurality of cables, wherein each cable of the plurality of cables comprises a cable connector at each end point of the cable, wherein at least one cable connector in each cable is located at an interface of the cluster interconnect fabric, and wherein the at least one cable connector further includes a data storage module and a connector logic; wherein the system components further comprise out-of-band management network interfaces to an out-of-band management network; wherein configuring the system includes using the cluster interconnect fabric and the out-of-band management network interfaces to determine the overall connectivity and status of the cluster; and wherein determining the overall connectivity of the cluster involves determining a physical view that identifies system components in the cluster, wherein the physical view also identifies how the system components in the cluster are mechanically coupled to the other system components in the cluster through the plurality of cables by using at least one unique cable identity that is stored in the data storage in a cable connector in each cable of the plurality of cables and received from the connector logic in the cable connector in each cable of the plurality of cables.
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