公开(公告)号：CA2262314A1

公开(公告)日：1999-09-23

申请号：CA2262314

申请日：1999-02-22

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： VANHUBEN GARY ALAN ,  MAK PAK-KIN ,  BLAKE MICHAEL A

IPC: G06F12/06 ,  G06F9/50 ,  G06F12/08 ,  G06F15/17 ,  G06F15/173

Abstract: 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 requestor who initiated the work request. Said work is transferred only when a remote requestor is available for processing of the work, without a need for constant communication between the clusters of symmetric multiprocessors.

公开(公告)号：CA2262314C

公开(公告)日：2002-08-13

申请号：CA2262314

申请日：1999-02-22

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： VANHUBEN GARY ALAN ,  MAK PAK-KIN ,  BLAKE MICHAEL A

IPC: G06F12/06 ,  G06F9/50 ,  G06F12/08 ,  G06F15/17 ,  G06F15/173

Abstract: 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 desir ed operation without requiring knowledge of a requestor who initiated the work request. Said work is transferred only when a remote requestor is available for processing of the work, without a need for constant communication between the clusters of symmetric multiprocessors.