Patents by Inventor BINAY A. KURUVILA

BINAY A. KURUVILA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10893626
    Abstract: An information handling system includes multiple power supply units, and first and second chassis management controllers. The power supply units provide power to components within the information handling system. The first chassis management controller calculates a first number of power supply units needed to provide power to the components of the information handling system, and asserts a first chassis armed signal to servers in response to a detection that the first number of power supply units is greater than zero. The second chassis management controller receives the first number of power supply units from the first chassis management controller, and asserts a second chassis armed signal to the servers in response to a detection that the first number of power supply units being greater than zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Aaron M. Rhinehart, Dan Rao, Binay A. Kuruvila
  • Publication number: 20200084908
    Abstract: An information handling system includes multiple power supply units, and first and second chassis management controllers. The power supply units provide power to components within the information handling system. The first chassis management controller calculates a first number of power supply units needed to provide power to the components of the information handling system, and asserts a first chassis armed signal to servers in response to a detection that the first number of power supply units is greater than zero. The second chassis management controller receives the first number of power supply units from the first chassis management controller, and asserts a second chassis armed signal to the servers in response to a detection that the first number of power supply units being greater than zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Aaron M. Rhinehart, Dan Rao, Binay A. Kuruvila
  • Patent number: 10506734
    Abstract: An information handling system includes multiple power supply units, and first and second chassis management controllers. The power supply units provide power to components within the information handling system. The first chassis management controller calculates a first number of power supply units needed to provide power to the components of the information handling system, and asserts a first chassis armed signal to servers in response to a detection that the first number of power supply units is greater than zero. The second chassis management controller receives the first number of power supply units from the first chassis management controller, and asserts a second chassis armed signal to the servers in response to a detection that the first number of power supply units being greater than zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Aaron M. Rhinehart, Dan Rao, Binay A. Kuruvila
  • Patent number: 10365705
    Abstract: A method may include monitoring a power capacity of power supply units of a chassis, responsive to determining that the power capacity is lesser than a first minimum power capacity required for full operation of all of the modular information handling systems and information handling resources of the chassis and greater than a threshold power capacity for triggering operation in a minimal operational state of the chassis, causing at least one of the plurality of modular information handling systems and the information handling resources to reduce power consumption, and responsive to determining that the power capacity is lesser than the threshold power capacity and greater than a second minimum power capacity for a minimal operational state of the modular information handling systems and information handling resources, causing at least one of the plurality of modular information handling systems and the information handling resources to operate in the minimal operational state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Kyle E. Cross, Aaron Michael Rhinehart, Binay A. Kuruvila
  • Publication number: 20190215980
    Abstract: An information handling system includes multiple power supply units, and first and second chassis management controllers. The power supply units provide power to components within the information handling system. The first chassis management controller calculates a first number of power supply units needed to provide power to the components of the information handling system, and asserts a first chassis armed signal to servers in response to a detection that the first number of power supply units is greater than zero. The second chassis management controller receives the first number of power supply units from the first chassis management controller, and asserts a second chassis armed signal to the servers in response to a detection that the first number of power supply units being greater than zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Aaron M. Rhinehart, Dan Rao, Binay A. Kuruvila
  • Patent number: 10339076
    Abstract: A method performed by an information handling system, the method including detecting that a first device has been connected to the information handling system (IHS). The method further including in response to detecting that the first device has been connected, updating one or more fabric consistency validation rules of the IHS associated with the first device and one or more other devices that are connected to the first device by one or more links, and validating that the first device is compatible with each of the other devices based on the updated fabric consistency validation rules of the IHS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Binay A. Kuruvila, Sudhir Shetty
  • Patent number: 10268262
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method dynamically limits peak power consumption in processing nodes of an IHS. A power management micro-controller receives processing node-level power-usage and workload data from several node controllers, including current power consumption and a current workload, for each processing node within the IHS. A total available system power of the IHS is identified including a peak power output capacity and a sustained output power capacity. At least one node peak power threshold is determined based on the power-usage and workload data for each of the processing nodes. The node controllers are triggered to determine and set a device peak power limit for each of several variable performance devices within each of the processing nodes based on the node peak power threshold, wherein each of the variable performance devices dynamically adjusts a value of a corresponding device performance metric based on the device peak power limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Mukund P Khatri, Binay A. Kuruvila, John Erven Jenne
  • Patent number: 10261803
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a method may include, during boot of a modular information handling system disposed in a chassis configured to receive a plurality of modular information handling systems and a plurality of modular information handling resources, pausing execution of a basic input/output system. The method may also include communicating a first indicator, wherein the first indicator causes a chassis management controller of the chassis to perform link optimization operations of a communication link between the modular information handling system and a modular information handling resource. The method may further include, in response to communication by the chassis management controller of a second indicator, the second indicator indicating completion of link optimization operations by the chassis management controller, unpausing execution of the basic input/output system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Timothy M. Lambert, Binay A. Kuruvila, Shawn Joel Dube
  • Publication number: 20180173295
    Abstract: A method may include monitoring a power capacity of power supply units of a chassis, responsive to determining that the power capacity is lesser than a first minimum power capacity required for full operation of all of the modular information handling systems and information handling resources of the chassis and greater than a threshold power capacity for triggering operation in a minimal operational state of the chassis, causing at least one of the plurality of modular information handling systems and the information handling resources to reduce power consumption, and responsive to determining that the power capacity is lesser than the threshold power capacity and greater than a second minimum power capacity for a minimal operational state of the modular information handling systems and information handling resources, causing at least one of the plurality of modular information handling systems and the information handling resources to operate in the minimal operational state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Kyle E. CROSS, Aaron Michael RHINEHART, Binay A. KURUVILA
  • Publication number: 20180074830
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a method may include, during boot of a modular information handling system disposed in a chassis configured to receive a plurality of modular information handling systems and a plurality of modular information handling resources, pausing execution of a basic input/output system. The method may also include communicating a first indicator, wherein the first indicator causes a chassis management controller of the chassis to perform link optimization operations of a communication link between the modular information handling system and a modular information handling resource. The method may further include, in response to communication by the chassis management controller of a second indicator, the second indicator indicating completion of link optimization operations by the chassis management controller, unpausing execution of the basic input/output system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Timothy M. LAMBERT, Binay A. KURUVILA, Shawn Joel DUBE
  • Patent number: 9836309
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a method may include, during boot of a modular information handling system disposed in a chassis configured to receive a plurality of modular information handling systems and a plurality of modular information handling resources, pausing execution of a basic input/output system. The method may also include communicating a first indicator, wherein the first indicator causes a chassis management controller of the chassis to perform link optimization operations of a communication link between the modular information handling system and a modular information handling resource. The method may further include, in response to communication by the chassis management controller of a second indicator, the second indicator indicating completion of link optimization operations by the chassis management controller, unpausing execution of the basic input/output system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Timothy M. Lambert, Binay A. Kuruvila, Shawn Joel Dube
  • Patent number: 9791902
    Abstract: A first operating condition and a second operating condition at a power supply unit (PSU) are determined at a first time. A power conversion efficiency of the PSU is determined at the first time. A first entry at a power conversion efficiency profile is generated, the first entry associating the first power conversion efficiency with the first operating condition and the second operating condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventors: Dinesh K. Ragupathi, Ashish Munjal, Thomas F. Archer, Binay A. Kuruvila
  • Publication number: 20170075833
    Abstract: A method performed by an information handling system, the method including detecting that a first device has been connected to the information handling system (IHS). The method further including in response to detecting that the first device has been connected, updating one or more fabric consistency validation rules of the IHS associated with the first device and one or more other devices that are connected to the first device by one or more links, and validating that the first device is compatible with each of the other devices based on the updated fabric consistency validation rules of the IHS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Binay A. Kuruvila, Sudhir Shetty
  • Publication number: 20170031431
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method dynamically limits peak power consumption in processing nodes of an IHS. A power management micro-controller receives processing node-level power-usage and workload data from several node controllers, including current power consumption and a current workload, for each processing node within the IHS. A total available system power of the IHS is identified including a peak power output capacity and a sustained output power capacity. At least one node peak power threshold is determined based on the power-usage and workload data for each of the processing nodes. The node controllers are triggered to determine and set a device peak power limit for each of several variable performance devices within each of the processing nodes based on the node peak power threshold, wherein each of the variable performance devices dynamically adjusts a value of a corresponding device performance metric based on the device peak power limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS, L.P.
    Inventors: MUKUND P. KHATRI, BINAY A. KURUVILA, JOHN ERVEN JENNE
  • Publication number: 20160342186
    Abstract: A first operating condition and a second operating condition at a power supply unit (PSU) are determined at a first time. A power conversion efficiency of the PSU is determined at the first time. A first entry at a power conversion efficiency profile is generated, the first entry associating the first power conversion efficiency with the first operating condition and the second operating condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Dinesh K. Ragupathi, Ashish Munjal, Thomas F. Archer, Binay A. Kuruvila
  • Publication number: 20160313777
    Abstract: Power efficiency peak shifting capability information is received from a power supply unit, the power supply unit providing power to a load. An operating condition of the power supply unit is determined. A command is issued directing the power supply unit to transition from a first efficiency profile to a second efficiency profile based on the capability information and further based on the operating condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Dinesh K. Ragupathi, Ashish Munjal, Thomas F. Archer, Binay A. Kuruvila
  • Publication number: 20160077841
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a method may include, during boot of a modular information handling system disposed in a chassis configured to receive a plurality of modular information handling systems and a plurality of modular information handling resources, pausing execution of a basic input/output system. The method may also include communicating a first indicator, wherein the first indicator causes a chassis management controller of the chassis to perform link optimization operations of a communication link between the modular information handling system and a modular information handling resource. The method may further include, in response to communication by the chassis management controller of a second indicator, the second indicator indicating completion of link optimization operations by the chassis management controller, unpausing execution of the basic input/output system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Timothy M. Lambert, Binay A. Kuruvila, Shawn Joel Dube
  • Patent number: 9261945
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method dynamically limits peak power consumption in processing nodes of an IHS. A power management micro-controller receives processing node-level power-usage and workload data from several node controllers, including current power consumption and a current workload, for each processing node within the IHS. A total available system power of the IHS is identified including a peak power output capacity and a sustained output power capacity. At least one node peak power threshold is determined based on the power-usage and workload data for each of the processing nodes. The node controllers are triggered to determine and set a central processing unit (CPU) peak power limit for each of several CPUs within each of the processing nodes based on the node peak power threshold, wherein each of the CPUs dynamically adjusts an operating frequency based on the CPU peak power limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Mukund P. Khatri, Binay A. Kuruvila, John E. Jenne
  • Publication number: 20150338896
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method dynamically limits peak power consumption in processing nodes of an IHS. A power management micro-controller receives processing node-level power-usage and workload data from several node controllers, including current power consumption and a current workload, for each processing node within the IHS. A total available system power of the IHS is identified including a peak power output capacity and a sustained output power capacity. At least one node peak power threshold is determined based on the power-usage and workload data for each of the processing nodes. The node controllers are triggered to determine and set a central processing unit (CPU) peak power limit for each of several CPUs within each of the processing nodes based on the node peak power threshold, wherein each of the CPUs dynamically adjusts an operating frequency based on the CPU peak power limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS, L.P.
    Inventors: MUKUND P. KHATRI, BINAY A. KURUVILA, JOHN E. JENNE