Patents by Inventor Malcolm S. Allen-Ware
Malcolm S. Allen-Ware 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: 11886283Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes: detecting, by one or more processors, an indication that suggests a node has crashed, wherein the node is included in a distributed computing environment; in response to the detecting, confirming by the one or more processors whether the node has crashed by performing a set of probes on the node; and in response to the confirming that the node has crashed, initiating by the one or more processors a remediation of the node.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Kevin Allen Hughes, Juan Jose Alvarez, Malcolm S. Allen-Ware, Charles Lefurgy, Guillermo Jesus Silva
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Publication number: 20230315560Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes: detecting, by one or more processors, an indication that suggests a node has crashed, wherein the node is included in a distributed computing environment; in response to the detecting, confirming by the one or more processors whether the node has crashed by performing a set of probes on the node; and in response to the confirming that the node has crashed, initiating by the one or more processors a remediation of the node.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Kevin Allen Hughes, Juan Jose Alvarez, Malcolm S. Allen-Ware, Charles Lefurgy, Guillermo Jesus Silva
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Patent number: 11706712Abstract: Controlling server power usage in a data center is provided. Power usage among a plurality of server racks in active mode processing a set of workloads in the data center is managed. It is detected that a new server rack in standby mode is being added to the plurality of server racks. It is ensured that the new server rack in the standby mode is properly controlled and monitored prior to transitioning the new server rack to the active mode. It is determined whether power safety criteria are met to safely join the new server rack to the plurality of server racks prior to transitioning the new server rack from the standby mode to the active mode. The new server rack is transitioned to the active mode in without exceeding a power budget for the plurality of server racks in response to determining that the power safety criteria are met.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2019Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Guillermo Jesus Silva, Malcolm S. Allen-Ware, Charles Lefurgy, Peter Donovan, Balaji Ramamoorthy, David Ohlemacher
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Patent number: 11520616Abstract: Virtual servers are monitored in real-time. A group of virtual servers from virtual server events occurring within a time window is identified by a computer system in real-time. A metric is determined for the group of virtual servers by the computer system in real-time using the virtual server events occurring within the time window for the group of virtual servers. A set of actions is performed by the computer system using the metric.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Charles Lefurgy, Guillermo Jesus Silva, Malcolm S. Allen-Ware, Jeffrey Bloom, Christopher Michael Galtenberg
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Patent number: 11474582Abstract: Systems and techniques that facilitate automated validation of power topology are provided. In various embodiments, a control component can transmit a transition command to a power-distribution node of a data center, wherein the transition command can cause an outlet of the power-distribution node to transition between power states. In various aspects, a verification component can verify that a power-consumption node of the data center is connected to the outlet by comparing a pre-transition power characteristic of the power-consumption node with a post-transition power characteristic of the power-consumption node.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Charles Lefurgy, Malcolm S. Allen-Ware, Amos A. Omokpo, Karthick Rajamani, Guillermo Jesus Silva
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Publication number: 20210342175Abstract: Virtual servers are monitored in real-time. A group of virtual servers from virtual server events occurring within a time window is identified by a computer system in real-time. A metric is determined for the group of virtual servers by the computer system in real-time using the virtual server events occurring within the time window for the group of virtual servers. A set of actions is performed by the computer system using the metric.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2020Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Charles Lefurgy, Guillermo Jesus Silva, Malcolm S. Allen-Ware, Jeffrey Bloom, Christopher Michael Galtenberg
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Publication number: 20210255684Abstract: Systems and techniques that facilitate automated validation of power topology are provided. In various embodiments, a control component can transmit a transition command to a power-distribution node of a data center, wherein the transition command can cause an outlet of the power-distribution node to transition between power states. In various aspects, a verification component can verify that a power-consumption node of the data center is connected to the outlet by comparing a pre-transition power characteristic of the power-consumption node with a post-transition power characteristic of the power-consumption node.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2020Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Charles Lefurgy, Malcolm S. Allen-Ware, Amos A. Omokpo, Karthick Rajamani, Guillermo Jesus Silva
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Patent number: 11073891Abstract: A distributed power management system is configured determine a node power consumption of a node during a first time interval. The system can determine a node power cap. The system can determine a proportional component power budget for a component of the node based, at least in part, on the node power consumption and a component power consumption. The system can determine a power budget for the component for a second time interval based, at least in part on the proportional component power budget.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Alan Drake, Guillermo J. Silva, Timothy G. Hallett, Heather L. Hanson, Jordan Keuseman, Charles R. Lefurgy, Karthick Rajamani, Todd J. Rosedahl, Malcolm S. Allen-Ware
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Patent number: 11029739Abstract: A computer controls power distribution. The computing system determines a power budget for a portion of a topography for a power delivery system. The computing system generates a pool of worker programs for the portion of the topography. The computing system generates a first number of power management tasks to manage power consumption in the portion of the topography based on the power budget. The computing system sends the first number of power management tasks to at least one worker program included in the pool of worker programs.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Malcolm S. Allen-Ware, Kanak B. Agarwal, Charles Lefurgy, Guillermo J. Silva, Thomas W. Keller, Karthick Rajamani, Yang Li, Ramakrishnan Rajamony
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Patent number: 11023288Abstract: Technology for computing number of active servers needed over time in a cloud/compute cluster includes the following operations (not necessarily in the following order): (i) determining the capacity of each VCE provisioned on the cloud against the resource guaranteed to that VCE; (ii) forecasting the resource needs over time using historical requests for each VCE flavor; and (iii) using the forecasted resource needs to determine the required number of future servers at some future time. Some embodiments of the present invention use a formula that accounts for the interplay among various parameter values of the VCE flavors and also the mapping of the needs of VCEs of various flavors to the capabilities of physical resources.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Karthick Rajamani, Malcolm S. Allen-Ware, Charles Lefurgy, Guillermo Jesus Silva, Joshua Ian Harriman, Amos A. Omokpo, Daniel Dean Heimsoth, Rohith Ravindra
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Patent number: 11023287Abstract: Technology for computing number of active servers needed over time in a cloud/compute cluster includes the following operations (not necessarily in the following order): (i) determining the capacity of each VCE provisioned on the cloud against the resource guaranteed to that VCE; (ii) forecasting the resource needs over time using historical requests for each VCE flavor; and (iii) using the forecasted resource needs to determine the required number of future servers at some future time. Some embodiments of the present invention use a formula that accounts for the interplay among various parameter values of the VCE flavors and also the mapping of the needs of VCEs of various flavors to the capabilities of physical resources.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Karthick Rajamani, Malcolm S. Allen-Ware, Charles Lefurgy, Guillermo Jesus Silva, Joshua Ian Harriman, Amos A. Omokpo, Daniel Dean Heimsoth, Rohith Ravindra
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Publication number: 20210037466Abstract: Controlling server power usage in a data center is provided. Power usage among a plurality of server racks in active mode processing a set of workloads in the data center is managed. It is detected that a new server rack in standby mode is being added to the plurality of server racks. It is ensured that the new server rack in the standby mode is properly controlled and monitored prior to transitioning the new server rack to the active mode. It is determined whether power safety criteria are met to safely join the new server rack to the plurality of server racks prior to transitioning the new server rack from the standby mode to the active mode. The new server rack is transitioned to the active mode in without exceeding a power budget for the plurality of server racks in response to determining that the power safety criteria are met.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2019Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Guillermo Jesus Silva, Malcolm S. Allen-Ware, Charles Lefurgy, Peter Donovan, Balaji Ramamoorthy, David Ohlemacher
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Publication number: 20200310886Abstract: Technology for computing number of active servers needed over time in a cloud/compute cluster includes the following operations (not necessarily in the following order): (i) determining the capacity of each VCE provisioned on the cloud against the resource guaranteed to that VCE; (ii) forecasting the resource needs over time using historical requests for each VCE flavor; and (iii) using the forecasted resource needs to determine the required number of future servers at some future time. Some embodiments of the present invention use a formula that accounts for the interplay among various parameter values of the VCE flavors and also the mapping of the needs of VCEs of various flavors to the capabilities of physical resources.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2019Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Karthick Rajamani, Malcolm S. Allen-Ware, Charles Lefurgy, Guillermo Jesus Silva, Joshua Ian Harriman, Amos A. Omokpo, Daniel Dean Heimsoth, Rohith Ravindra
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Publication number: 20200310885Abstract: Technology for computing number of active servers needed over time in a cloud/compute cluster includes the following operations (not necessarily in the following order): (i) determining the capacity of each VCE provisioned on the cloud against the resource guaranteed to that VCE; (ii) forecasting the resource needs over time using historical requests for each VCE flavor; and (iii) using the forecasted resource needs to determine the required number of future servers at some future time. Some embodiments of the present invention use a formula that accounts for the interplay among various parameter values of the VCE flavors and also the mapping of the needs of VCEs of various flavors to the capabilities of physical resources.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2019Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Karthick Rajamani, Malcolm S. Allen-Ware, Charles Lefurgy, Guillermo Jesus Silva, Joshua Ian Harriman, Amos A. Omokpo, Daniel Dean Heimsoth, Rohith Ravindra
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Publication number: 20200159301Abstract: A computer controls power distribution. The computing system determines a power budget for a portion of a topography for a power delivery system. The computing system generates a pool of worker programs for the portion of the topography. The computing system generates a first number of power management tasks to manage power consumption in the portion of the topography based on the power budget. The computing system sends the first number of power management tasks to at least one worker program included in the pool of worker programs.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Malcolm S. Allen-Ware, Kanak B. Agarwal, Charles Lefurgy, Guillermo J. Silva, Thomas W. Keller, Karthick Rajamani, Yang Li, Ramakrishnan Rajamony
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Patent number: 10649511Abstract: A system with a local data collector that collects power management data for a subsystem. The local data collector can determine whether a first formatting associated with a first channel between the local data collector and a system power management data collector is equivalent to a second formatting associated with a second channel between the local data collector and the system power management data collector, and in response to a determination that the first formatting and second formatting are not equivalent format the power management data according to the first formatting; store the power management data formatted according to the first formatting in a first location in a memory; format the power management data according to the second formatting; and store the power management data formatted according to the second formatting in a second location the memory.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2019Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Irving G Baysah, John S Dodson, Karthick Rajamani, Eric E Retter, Scot H Rider, Todd Jon Rosedahl, Gregory Scott Still, Gary Van Huben, Malcolm S Allen-Ware
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Patent number: 10599207Abstract: A method and apparatus for adjusting a frequency of a processor is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the method includes inhibiting one or more processor cores from exiting an idle state. The method further includes determining a number of processor cores requesting exit from the idle state and a number of non-idle processor cores. The method also includes selecting a maximum frequency for the inhibited processor cores based on the number of inhibited processor cores requesting exit from the idle state and the number of non-idle processor cores. The method includes setting the maximum frequency for the inhibited processor cores, and then uninhibiting the processor cores requesting exit from the idle state.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Malcolm S. Allen-Ware, Charles R. Lefurgy, Karthick Rajamani, Todd J. Rosedahl, Guillermo J. Silva, Gregory S. Still, Victor Zyuban
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Patent number: 10571983Abstract: A computer controls power distribution. The computing system determines a topography for a power delivery system that powers a group of computing devices. The computing system determines a number of worker programs for a pool of worker programs based on the topography. The computing system generates the pool of worker programs. The pool of worker programs includes both the number of worker programs and a number of back-up worker programs. The computing system generates a number of power management tasks to manage power consumption through one or more power elements included in the topography of the power delivery system. The computing system sends one or more power management tasks to a worker program included in the pool of worker programs.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Malcolm S. Allen-Ware, Kanak B. Agarwal, Charles Lefurgy, Guillermo J. Silva, Thomas W. Keller, Karthick Rajamani, Yang Li, Ramakrishnan Rajamony
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Patent number: 10423204Abstract: A mechanism is provided for enforcing power caps within a power consumption device with multiple power supplies. Utilizing a minimum power error value from a set of error values, the minimum power error value is multiplied by a factor k to translate the minimum power error value to an internal power error value. The internal minimum power error value is multiplied by a number of working power supply units (M) of the power consumption device, resulting in an internal minimum power error value for multiple power supply units. The internal minimum power error value for the multiple power supply units is summed with a present power cap value thereby forming a summed power cap value. Responsive to the summed power cap value being between a power cap maximum and a power cap minimum, the computing load is throttled using the summed power cap value.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2017Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Malcolm S. Allen-Ware, Charles R. Lefurgy, Yang Li, Karthick Rajamani, Guillermo J. Silva
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Publication number: 20190272019Abstract: A distributed power management system is configured determine a node power consumption of a node during a first time interval. The system can determine a node power cap. The system can determine a proportional component power budget for a component of the node based, at least in part, on the node power consumption and a component power consumption. The system can determine a power budget for the component for a second time interval based, at least in part on the proportional component power budget.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2019Publication date: September 5, 2019Inventors: Alan Drake, Guillermo J. Silva, Timothy G. Hallett, Heather L. Hanson, Jordan Keuseman, Charles R. Lefurgy, Karthick Rajamani, Todd J. Rosedahl, Malcolm S. Allen-Ware