Patents by Inventor Guowu Xia
Guowu Xia 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).
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Patent number: 11226882Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and device for data center management. For example, there is provided a method, comprising: obtaining information of hardware used in a data center, the information of the hardware including identification information describing an identifiable attribute of the hardware; identifying the hardware by matching the identification information with a resource profile, the resource profile recording identifiable attributes of a plurality of types of hardware; and updating a record associated with the hardware in a database of the data center using the obtained information. Corresponding device and computer program product are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Layne Peng, Lynn Lin, Peter Huang, Sharon Xia, Guowu Xia
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Patent number: 11099977Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a method, a device, and a computer-readable storage medium for testing a basic input output system (BIOS). The method comprises: acquiring a target attribute of a target menu of a BIOS of a test machine; determining a path to the target menu based on a menu map of the BIOS, wherein the menu map is obtained by performing image identification on a BIOS interface of the test machine; and causing the BIOS of the test machine to enter the target menu based on the path so as to modify the attribute of the target menu into the target attribute.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2020Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Heshi Wu, Guowu Xia, Zhi Feng, Xiaoxia Shu
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Publication number: 20210248059Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a method, a device, and a computer-readable storage medium for testing a basic input output system (BIOS). The method comprises: acquiring a target attribute of a target menu of a BIOS of a test machine; determining a path to the target menu based on a menu map of the BIOS, wherein the menu map is obtained by performing image identification on a BIOS interface of the test machine; and causing the BIOS of the test machine to enter the target menu based on the path so as to modify the attribute of the target menu into the target attribute.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2020Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Heshi Wu, Guowu Xia, Zhi Feng, Xiaoxia Shu
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Patent number: 10969844Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus of controlling a network node. The method comprises: providing a virtual PDU by using a computing device; and causing the virtual PDU to control power supply of the network node coupled to the virtual PDU according to a type of the network node. By means of the embodiments of the present disclosure, not only physical nodes can be controlled, but also virtual nodes can be controlled.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company, LLCInventors: Robert Guowu Xia, Chao Wu, Bryan Xiaoguang Fu, Sophia Xiaoxia Shu, Simon Xingwang Cai, Li Zhai
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Patent number: 10805428Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a remote power management apparatus and management method, wherein the apparatus for managing a power supply by a remote server comprises a managing unit configured to manage the power supply and an interface provided between the remote server and the managing unit, wherein the remote server controls the managing unit via the interface to manage the power supply.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2016Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Chao Wu, Li Zhai, Robert Guowu Xia, Sheng Mei, Winson Yin Wang
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Patent number: 10796035Abstract: Techniques for building and implementing computing systems with simulated hardware infrastructures are provided to support, for example, development and testing of management and orchestration software. For example, a system includes a processing platform comprising hardware resources, and a simulated computing system executing on top of the processing platform using the hardware resources. The simulated computing system comprises simulated elements including a simulated compute node, a simulated network switch device, and a simulated power distribution device. The simulated compute node comprises a simulated hardware processor and a simulated storage device. The system further comprises a test control interface configured to enable a user to test the simulated computing system by injecting an error into the simulated computing system. For example, error injection includes manipulating a behavior of one or more of the simulated elements and/or simulating a failure of one or more of the simulated elements.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2016Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Robert Guowu Xia, Joseph James Longever, Jr., Simon Alexander Jensen-Fellows, Xiaoxia Shu, Xiaoguang Fu, Chao Wang, Xingwang Cai, Chao Wu, Xin Lin
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Patent number: 10588108Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and apparatus for determining a location of device. The method comprises obtaining locations of at least three reference points associated with the device and determining the location of the device based on the locations of the at least three reference points. The embodiments of the present disclosure have advantages such as cheapness, easy implementation and easy installation, may provide an administrator with various management interfaces and monitoring interfaces, and expand the scope of applicability.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2016Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Chao Wu, Li Zhai, Robert Guowu Xia, Krein Zuiliang Peng, Andrew Anzhou Hou
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Patent number: 10496300Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a server management method and a management device. The method comprises determining whether a USB device is connected to the server, the USB device including a permission of a respective user to the server. The method further comprises: in response to determining that the USB device is connected to the server, transmitting the permission to the server to enable the server to be operated based on the permission.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2016Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Chao Wu, Li Zhai, Sheng Mei, Robert Guowu Xia, Winson Yin Wang, Zhi Feng
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Publication number: 20190302862Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus of controlling a network node. The method comprises: providing a virtual PDU by using a computing device; and causing the virtual PDU to control power supply of the network node coupled to the virtual PDU according to a type of the network node. By means of the embodiments of the present disclosure, not only physical nodes can be controlled, but also virtual nodes can be controlled.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: Robert Guowu Xia, Chao Wu, Bryan Xiaoguang Fu, Sophia Xiaoxia Shu, Simon Xingwang Cai, Li Zhai
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Patent number: 10324508Abstract: A method and apparatus of controlling a network node by providing a virtual power distribution unit. The method comprises: providing a virtual PDU by using a computing device; and causing the virtual PDU to control power supply of the network node coupled to the virtual PDU according to a type of the network node. In some embodiments, not only physical nodes can be controlled, but also virtual nodes can be controlled.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2017Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Robert Guowu Xia, Chao Wu, Bryan Xiaoguang Fu, Sophia Xiaoxia Shu, Simon Xingwang Cai, Li Zhai
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Patent number: 9921949Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, a computer program product and a computing device for software test by wherein a computing device, wherein at least one virtual hardware component, each virtual hardware component simulating a behavior of a hardware component associated with a to-be-tested software, and testing the to-be-tested software based on the behavior simulated by the at least one virtual hardware component.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: EMC IP Holding CompanyInventors: Robert Guowu Xia, Leo Hao Li, Lin Wang, Charles Chao Wang, Jiayin Wang, Wilber Li Tian, Martin Xiaodong Yang, David Weiwei Qian
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Publication number: 20180004619Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and device for data center management. For example, there is provided a method, comprising: obtaining information of hardware used in a data center, the information of the hardware including identification information describing an identifiable attribute of the hardware; identifying the hardware by matching the identification information with a resource profile, the resource profile recording identifiable attributes of a plurality of types of hardware; and updating a record associated with the hardware in a database of the data center using the obtained information. Corresponding device and computer program product are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Applicant: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Layne Peng, Lynn Lin, Peter Huang, Sharon Xia, Guowu Xia
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Publication number: 20170262032Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus of controlling a network node. The method comprises: providing a virtual PDU by using a computing device; and causing the virtual PDU to control power supply of the network node coupled to the virtual PDU according to a type of the network node. By means of the embodiments of the present disclosure, not only physical nodes can be controlled, but also virtual nodes can be controlled.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2017Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Robert Guowu Xia, Chao Wu, Bryan Xiaoguang Fu, Sophia Xiaoxia Shu, Simon Xingwang Cai, Li Zhai
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Publication number: 20170086161Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and apparatus for determining a location of device. The method comprises obtaining locations of at least three reference points associated with the device and determining the location of the device based on the locations of the at least three reference points. The embodiments of the present disclosure have advantages such as cheapness, easy implementation and easy installation, may provide an administrator with various management interfaces and monitoring interfaces, and expand the scope of applicability.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2016Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: Chao Wu, Li Zhai, Robert Guowu Xia, Krein Zuiliang Peng, Andrew Anzhou Hou
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Publication number: 20170078450Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a remote power management apparatus and management method, wherein the apparatus for managing a power supply by a remote server comprises a managing unit configured to manage the power supply and an interface provided between the remote server and the managing unit, wherein the remote server controls the managing unit via the interface to manage the power supply.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Chao Wu, Li Zhai, Robert Guowu Xia, Sheng Mei, Winson Yin Wang
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Publication number: 20170075607Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a server management method and a management device. The method comprises determining whether a USB device is connected to the server, the USB device including a permission of a respective user to the server. The method further comprises: in response to determining that the USB device is connected to the server, transmitting the permission to the server to enable the server to be operated based on the permission.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Chao Wu, Li Zhai, Sheng Mei, Robert Guowu Xia, Winson Yin Wang, Zhi Feng
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Publication number: 20160188451Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, a computer program product and a computing device for software test by wherein a computing device, wherein at least one virtual hardware component, each virtual hardware component simulating a behavior of a hardware component associated with a to-be-tested software, and testing the to-be-tested software based on the behavior simulated by the at least one virtual hardware component.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Robert Guowu Xia, Leo Hao Li, Lin Wang, Charles Chao Wang, Jiayin Wang, Wilber Li Tian, Martin Xiaodong Yang, David Weiwei Qian