Apparatus, method and system for aggregating computing resources

摘要

A system for executing applications designed to run on a single SMP computer on an easily scalable network of computers, while providing each application with computing resources, including processing power, memory and others that exceed the resources available on any single computer. A server agent program, a grid switch apparatus and a grid controller apparatus are included. Methods for creating processes and resources, and for accessing resources transparently across multiple servers are also provided.

主权项

1. A grid switch apparatus for aggregating memory in a distributed computing system, the distributed computing system having a plurality of servers, the grid switch apparatus communicating with the servers, the grid switch apparatus comprising:
an interface configured to receive a first message from a first server in response to a first thread attempting to access a first memory; a processing unit configured to determine a second server that contains the first memory; an interface configured to send a second message to the second server; and wherein the grid switch apparatus is a multiprocessor computer comprising:
a plurality of processors;at least one memory device;at least one input/output device;wherein the memory device stores a routing table comprising:
a process identification for an aggregated process; anda server table comprising:
a first server identification for the first server;a second server identification for the second server; anda total amount of memory respectively allocated on each of the first server and the second server for the aggregated process.