发明名称 |
SMP clusters with remote resource managers for distributing work to other clusters while reducing bus traffic to a minimum |
摘要 |
A remote resource management system for managing resources in a symmetrical multiprocessing comprising a plurality of clusters of symmetric multiprocessors having interfaces between cluster nodes of the symmetric multiprocessor system. Each cluster of the system has a local interface and interface controller. There are one or more remote storage controllers each having its local interface controller, and a local-to-remote data bus. The remote resource manager manages the interface between two clusters of symmetric multiprocessors each of which clusters has a plurality of processors, a shared cache memory, a plurality of I/O adapters and a main memory accessible from the cluster. This remote resource manager manages resources with a remote storage controller to distribute work to a remote controller acting as an agent to perform a desired operation without requiring knowledge of a requester who initiated the work request. Said work is transferred only when a remote requester is available for processing of the work, without a need for constant communication between the clusters of symmetric multiprocessors.
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申请公布号 |
US6038651(A) |
申请公布日期 |
2000.03.14 |
申请号 |
US19980046430 |
申请日期 |
1998.03.23 |
申请人 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
发明人 |
VANHUBEN, GARY ALAN;BLAKE, MICHAEL A.;MAK, PAK-KIN |
分类号 |
G06F12/06;G06F9/50;G06F12/08;G06F15/17;(IPC1-7):G06F15/16 |
主分类号 |
G06F12/06 |
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