Abstract: A method and system for controlling access to computer resources of a computer data center. A received request to manage an initial service request targets one computer resource and in response: (i) the initial service request is mapped to standard operating procedures pertaining to the one computer resource; (ii) it is determined, based on the standard operating procedures, that additional service requests are to be spawned to service the initial service request and in response, additional service requests are spawned; (iii) the initial service request and the spawned additional service requests are correlated to the one computer resource; and (iv) for each service request (SR) of the initial service request and the spawned additional service requests, the user is granted the requested access of the one computer resource to enable the user to execute the SR, based on selection criteria for selecting a user to execute the SR.

Abstract: A method and system for controlling access to computer resources of a computer data center. A received request to manage an initial service request targets one computer resource and in response: (i) the initial service request is mapped to standard operating procedures pertaining to the one computer resource; (ii) it is determined, based on the standard operating procedures, that additional service requests are to be spawned to service the initial service request and in response, additional service requests are spawned; (iii) the initial service request and the spawned additional service requests are correlated to the one computer resource; and (iv) for each service request (SR) of the initial service request and the spawned additional service requests, the user is granted the requested access of the one computer resource to enable the user to execute the SR, based on selection criteria for selecting a user to execute the SR.

Abstract: A computer system to control access to computer resources of a computer data center. The computer system includes processors and program instructions stored on one or more computer-readable storage devices of the computer system. The stored program instructions include: (i) program instructions to determine that a request to access one of the computer resources is in response to a service request pertaining to the one computer resource targeted by the service request; and (ii) program instructions, responsive to the determination, to map the service request to one or more standard operating procedures to enable information embedded in the one or more standard operating procedures to be used to process the service request, assign a user to execute the service request, and grant the user the requested access of the one computer resource to enable the user to execute the service request.

Abstract: A computer system to control access to computer resources of a computer data center. The computer system includes processors and program instructions stored on one or more computer-readable storage devices of the computer system. The stored program instructions include: (i) program instructions to determine that a request to access one of the computer resources is in response to a service request pertaining to the one computer resource targeted by the service request; and (ii) program instructions, responsive to the determination, to map the service request to one or more standard operating procedures to enable information embedded in the one or more standard operating procedures to be used to process the service request, assign a user to execute the service request, and grant the user the requested access of the one computer resource to enable the user to execute the service request.

Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for managing access to a plurality of resources including host servers where selected ones of the host servers provide at least one application accessible to users across a network. The apparatus comprises a session manager and a request manager. The session manager couples to the resources for managing sessions for administrative and non-administrative ones of the users including login, authentication and logout to selected ones of the plurality of resources. The request manager couples to the session manager to condition access for administrative ones of the users on access request records each including a target resource among the plurality of resources and a time of access to the at least one target resource.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods to manage demand, service level agreements, hardware and software assets, projects, labor, knowledge and provisioning resources in hosted applications. An asset manager coupled to host servers and a network, manages the host servers and software to determine the demand for new assets and allocate available assets to meet the demand; determine assets not in compliance with existing software licenses; determine and compare actual service level metrics with the target service level metrics; and determine availability of a patch or upgrade for selected software and instances of the selected software among the assets. The asset manager may be coupled to other managers, e.g., contract, product, work and/or accounting managers, to monitor service level metrics and/or costs.

Abstract: A digital bus circuit having an Address/Data port select decoder 170 in circuit communication with a Selector 194, a Data Port Buffer/Register 181, and an Address Port register 208. The Selector 194 is in circuit communication with an auto incrementor 216, an auto decrementor 218, and a polling function. The incrementor 216 serves to automatically increment an address present in the Address port register 208. The decrementor 218 serves to automatically decrement an address present in the Address port register 208. The polling function serves to reload the Address port register 208 with the same address. The present invention allows a number of enhanced programming methods which permit input and output operations to be implemented with fewer program code instructions. One of the programming methods disclosed by the present invention is an enhanced method of "polling" a device's internal register by accessing the polling function.

Abstract: This invention relates to personal computers, and more particularly to a personal computer system having an Input/Output (I/O) controller which imparts flexibility to the system design and operation. The I/O controller has a plurality of segments. A first segment provides a serial port for exchange of data signals; a second segment provides a parallel port for exchange of data signals; and a third segment provides a selectable interface for connection with a selected one of said option bus and said planar I/O bus. The third segment has a signal line for transmission of a feedback signal indicative of a readiness for transfer of data signals through one of said first and second segments.

Abstract: This invention relates to personal computers, and more particularly to a personal computer system having a signal passing component operatively connected for exchange of data signals with system components operatively connected with a local processor bus and having a segment providing a state machine for receiving external command signals passed on one of the system busses and for passing internal command signals identifying valid data intervals, said state machine requiring a predetermined minimum length of external command signal for issuance of an internal command signal and terminating an internal command signal with termination of an external command signal so as to avoid the adverse effects of crosstalk and transmission line noise on external commands signals and loss of data integrity thereby possibly occurring.

Abstract: This invention relates to personal computers, and more particularly to a personal computer using a FIFO registers for data transfer as illustrated by a bus master device in the form of a small computer systems interface (SCSI) controller for controlling data transfer with storage memory devices such as fixed or removable media electromagnetic storage devices. In the practice of this invention, the efficiency of a system having a plurality of bus master devices is enhanced by providing for a programmable threshold fill condition for a FIFO register before arbitration for bus control occurs. Thus the invention provides an approach to maximizing the efficiency of data transfer where FIFO registers are used.