Abstract: An input/output (I/O) device includes a management controller interface, a plurality of network switching interfaces, a storage interface, a component controller interface, and a plurality of multifunction modules. The multifunction modules further include a processing node interface, a first endpoint coupled to the management controller interface, a second endpoint coupled to one of the plurality of network switching interfaces, a third endpoint coupled to a remote direct memory access (RDMA) block, a fourth endpoint coupled to the storage interface, and a fifth endpoint coupled to the component controller interface.

Abstract: An information handling system includes a plurality of processors that each includes a cache memory, and a receive side scaling (RSS) indirection table with a plurality of pointers that each points to one of the processors. One or more network interface cards interface with the plurality of processors to receive information from a network. A hypervisor executes on one or more of the processors to support execution of virtual machines and coordinates information received at the network interface cards based upon an association between the information and virtual processors of the virtual machines, the virtual processors having identifiers.

Abstract: An Ethernet device includes receive buffers and transmit buffers of a port, and a processor. The buffers are each associated with a respective class of service. The processor operates to determine a current buffer utilization in a receive buffer, determine that the current buffer utilization is different than a buffer threshold for the receive buffer, determine a data rate limit for the class of service associated with the receive buffer based upon the difference between the current buffer utilization and the buffer threshold, and send a data rate limit frame to another device coupled to the port. The data rate limit frame includes the data rate limit for the class of service.

Abstract: A processing node of a server rack includes a processor to generate processing node management requests and to process responses to the node management requests, and a communication module to receive the processing node management requests, to transmit over a communication link to a management controller of the server rack external to the processing node a processing node management request, to receive over the communication link from the management controller processing node management information, and to transmit the processing node management information to the processor.

Abstract: A system includes first and second processing nodes and a network switch coupled to the first and second processing nodes via respective first and second interfaces. The network switch includes a management controller coupled to the interfaces to provide management functions to the processing nodes, first and second network interfaces coupled respectively to the first and second interfaces to provide network access for the processing nodes, a message passing interface between the first processing node and the second processing node, a storage interface coupled to the first and second interfaces to provide a storage capacity to the processing nodes, and a remote component controller coupled to the interfaces.

Abstract: An information handling system includes a plurality of processors that each includes a cache memory, and a receive side scaling (RSS) indirection table with a plurality of pointers that each points to one of the processors. A network data packet received by the information handling system determines a pointer to a first processor. In response to determining the pointer, information associated with the network data packet is transferred to the cache memory of the first processor. The information handling system also includes a process scheduler that moves a process associated with the network data packet from a second processor to the first processor, and an RSS module that directs the process scheduler to move the process and associates the first pointer with the processor in response to directing the process scheduler.

Abstract: A network switching device includes a macroflow sub-plane that performs packet-based routing in the network switching device and a microflow routing module that performs flow-based routing in the network switching device. The microflow routing module is separable from the network switching device and operates to provide a data packet via a software defined network agent to an SDN controller. The data packet is associated with a first unknown flow on the network switching device. The microflow routing module further operates to receive via the SDN agent a flow-based routing rule from the SDN controller and route the data packet based upon the flow-based routing rule.

Abstract: A network interface controller includes a plurality of host interfaces configured to communicate with a plurality of processing nodes, a plurality of network interfaces configured to provide network communication for the processing nodes to a network, and a shared resource configured to provide link based services and stateless offload services for the processing nodes when communicating with the network.

Abstract: An Ethernet device includes receive buffers and transmit buffers of a port, and a processor. The buffers are each associated with a respective class of service. The processor operates to determine a current buffer utilization in a receive buffer, determine that the current buffer utilization is different than a buffer threshold for the receive buffer, determine a data rate limit for the class of service associated with the receive buffer based upon the difference between the current buffer utilization and the buffer threshold, and send a data rate limit frame to another device coupled to the port. The data rate limit frame includes the data rate limit for the class of service.

Abstract: An Ethernet device includes receive buffers and transmit buffers of a port, and a processor. The buffers are each associated with a respective class of service. The processor operates to determine a current buffer utilization in a receive buffer, determine that the current buffer utilization is different than a buffer threshold for the receive buffer, determine a data rate limit for the class of service associated with the receive buffer based upon the difference between the current buffer utilization and the buffer threshold, and send a data rate limit frame to another device coupled to the port. The data rate limit frame includes the data rate limit for the class of service.

Abstract: A method includes configuring a host system to instantiate a virtual machine using server configuration information from a virtual machine monitor (VMM) and configuring a switch network to provide the virtual machine with access to resources on the switch network using network configuration information from the VMM. A VMM includes a workload with a server configuration module that configures a host system to include a virtual machine, and a network configuration module that configures a switch network coupled to the host system, such that the virtual machine obtains access to resources on the switch network.

Abstract: A remote component controller of a server rack includes a real time clock information unit to maintain real clock time and to respond to requests for real time clock information, and a communication module to receive over a communication link a request from a processing node of the server rack for real time clock information, to forward the request to the real time clock information unit, to receive from the real time clock information unit a response to the request, and to transmit the response to the request to the processing node over the communication link.

Abstract: A network switch includes a virtual local area network module that determines that a device coupled to a first switch port includes a virtual network interface. The module further identifies a virtual switch port partitioned in the first switch port associated with the virtual network interface and determines that a virtual local area network is associated with the identified virtual switch port.

Abstract: An information handling system includes a plurality of processors that each includes a cache memory, and a receive side scaling (RSS) indirection table with a plurality of pointers that each points to one of the processors. A network data packet received by the information handling system determines a pointer to a first processor. In response to determining the pointer, information associated with the network data packet is transferred to the cache memory of the first processor. The information handling system also includes a process scheduler that moves a process associated with the network data packet from a second processor to the first processor, and an RSS module that directs the process scheduler to move the process and associates the first pointer with the processor in response to directing the process scheduler.

Abstract: An information handling system includes a plurality of processors that each includes a cache memory, and a receive side scaling (RSS) indirection table with a plurality of pointers that each points to one of the processors. A network data packet received by the information handling system determines a pointer to a first processor. In response to determining the pointer, information associated with the network data packet is transferred to the cache memory of the first processor, The information handling system also includes a process scheduler that moves a process associated with the network data packet from a second processor to the first processor, and an RSS module that directs the process scheduler to move the process and associates the first pointer with the processor in response to directing the process scheduler.

Abstract: A network switch includes a first network port, a second network port, and a port virtualization module associated with the first network port. The port virtualization module determines that a device coupled to the first network port includes a first virtual network interface and provides a second virtual network interface on the first network port. The second virtual network interface is associated with the first virtual network interface. The network switch provides an aggregation zone including the second network port, the first virtual network interface, and the second virtual network interface.

Abstract: A method of configuring a port on a network device includes receiving a frame of information, determining that the frame includes maximum transmission unit (MTU) information, and configuring a prioritized receive queue on the port with an MTU size based on the MTU information. The MTU size is different than another MTU size of another prioritized receive queue on the port. A network interface includes a port, a de-multiplexer coupled to an output or the port, and prioritized receive queues that each have an MTTU size. A first prioritized receive queue has an MTU size different than a second prioritized receive queue.

Abstract: An information handling system (IHS) includes a plurality of processors that include a cache memory, and a receive side scaling (RSS) indirection table with a plurality of pointers each pointing to a processor. A network data packet received by the IHS determines a pointer to a first processor. In response, information associated with the network data packet is transferred to the cache memory of the first processor, The IHS also includes a process scheduler that moves a process associated with the network data packet from a second processor to the first processor, and RSS module that directs the process scheduler to move the process and associates the first pointer with the processor in response to directing the process scheduler. In one embodiment, the processes are virtual machines so that network packets associated with a virtual machine are processed by sending an interrupt to a processor supporting executing the virtual machine.

Abstract: An information handling system includes a plurality of processors that each includes a cache memory, and a receive side scaling (RSS) indirection table with a plurality of pointers that each points to one of the processors. A network data packet received by the information handling system determines a pointer to a first processor. In response to determining the pointer, information associated with the network data packet is transferred to the cache memory of the first processor, The information handling system also includes a process scheduler that moves a process associated with the network data packet from a second processor to the first processor, and an RSS module that directs the process scheduler to move the process and associates the first pointer with the processor in response to directing the process scheduler.

Abstract: An information handling system including a receiver for inbound data destined for delivery to a network node, an encryption recognition engine operable to identify whether the inbound data received by the receiver is encrypted and an encryption policy application engine operable to apply encryption policy to the inbound data on the basis of encryption properties identified by the encryption recognition engine in the inbound data. The system may further include an encryption engine operable to selectively encrypt the inbound data on the basis of the encryption policy as applied by the encryption policy application engine and a packet delivery engine operable to deliver the inbound data to its destination.