CONFIGURATION OF A CLUSTER SERVER USING CELLULAR AUTOMATA

摘要

A cluster computer server is configured after a system reset or other configuration event. Each node of a fabric of the cluster compute server is employed, for purposes of configuration, as a cell in a cellular automaton, thereby obviating the need for a special configuration network to communicate configuration information from a central management unit. Instead, the nodes communicate configuration information using the same fabric interconnect that is used to communicate messages during normal execution of software services at the nodes.

主权项

1. A server system, comprising:
a fabric interconnect to route messages during execution of software services; a plurality of compute nodes coupled to the fabric interconnect to execute services for the server system, each of the plurality of compute nodes configured as a cell in a cellular automaton to communicate configuration information using the fabric interconnect.