Abstract: Power consumption may be reduced by imbalancing the loads handled by interchangeable components. Interchangeable components, such as memory devices, processors, servers, or other entities, may be imbalanced to reduce power consumption as circumstances allow. As a result, interchangeable components that are used to implement effectively the same function may be powered down or hot-removed and their duties transferred to other components. As a result, the deactivated component may be powered down to a reduced power consumption state, thereby reducing the overall power consumption of the system.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed to optimize boot speed. An example method disclosed herein initializes a platform, loads a configuration manager into a memory, determines a boot mode of the platform, the configuration manager selects and retrieves from the memory boot settings corresponding to the boot mode, and executes the boot instructions.

Abstract: A peer-to-peer IT (Information Technology) backbone. The system includes at least one IT server and a plurality of client computers arranged in a peer-to-peer IT backbone. Each of the client computers includes an in-band processor, an out-of-band (OOB) microcontroller, and a storage device coupled to the in-band processor and OOB microcontroller. The storage device includes a reserved area for the OOB microcontroller to enable an IT-administration to push IT payloads from the at least one IT server onto the reserved area of at least one of the plurality of client computers. The IT payloads are disseminated throughout the peer-to-peer IT backbone by the OOB microcontroller of the client computers.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is described herein for fault resilient booting of a platform. Upon booting the platform, any boot routines marked are skipped. A current boot routine to be executed in a boot sequence is registered in nonvolatile memory. An attempt to execute the current boot routine is made. If the attempt is successful, the next boot entry is determined and skipped or executed, based on whether it is marked. However, if the execution fails the current boot routine is marked and, upon subsequent execution of the boot sequence, skipped.

Abstract: Various characteristics of a hard drive may be analyzed in order to determine the nature of an operating system stored thereon. For example, an operating system indicator and/or a boot record may be identified which may enable operating system identification. Alternatively, checksums may be used to disambiguate the stored operating system. Other disk characteristics may be utilized to enable a determination of operating system and operating system version. This information may be provided to the user in a graphical user interface indicating the correspondence between operating systems and drives, or a desired operating system, once identified, may be automatically used without analyzing all drives.

Abstract: A system for servicing a computer controlled machine comprising: a computer controlled machine including a device operable to perform a function, a controller controlling the operation of that device, and a data access port for transferring data and commands from the controller; and a service tool operably connected to the data access port, the service tool including a remote communications capability, a computer, and diagnostics and graphing software; and an expert observer system operably linked to the remote communications capability of the service tool and including historical machine data, machine sales information, software revisions for the controller, additional diagnostics software, and an expert observer capable of providing a mentor capability to the operator of a service tool.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to facilitate fast restarts in processor systems are disclosed. An example processor restart method disclosed herein includes recording a log of pre-boot initialization actions, and replaying a portion of the log during subsequent processor restarts to shorten pre-boot initialization time. The example processor restart method disclosed herein may further include creating a log index table for easier referral to portions of the log, storing the log and the log index table in non-volatile memory, using the log index table to reorder the replaying of the log, and reordering the replay of the log to initialize the video graphics adapter earlier in a processor restart sequence.

Abstract: A system and method to implement a resilient compute center. A plurality of processing systems is initialized. Each of the processing systems capable of operation communicates status information about its operational health to a management module responsible for managing the processing systems. The management module reinitializing any of the processing systems, if the management module determines that any of the processing systems is operating in a degraded state based on the status information communicated to the management module.

Abstract: A system and method are described for performing security operations for a cluster of servers. In one embodiment, a global secret is generated which is used to perform security operations for the cluster of servers. A plurality, n, shadows are generated based on the global secret. A subset of the plurality of shadows, m, may be used to recreate the global secret. The plurality of shadows are then distributed and stored across the plurality of servers.

Abstract: A communications protocol for a communications bus wherein messages are transmitted to a plurality of devices communicating by means of a bus. Each message includes a unique code indicating the end of the message and that same unique code triggers a transfer of communications control to another device of the plurality of devices.

Abstract: Methods for identifying modulators of receptor activity using orthologues of human receptors are described. Additionally, a method for identifying an animal model useful in the screening of potential therapeutic agents is provided. The genes for bradykinin B1 receptors from five mammalian species, vervet monkey, rhesus macaque, tree shrew, dog and pig, as well as the genes for CXCR2 receptors from chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, rhesus, vervet and baboon have been cloned and characterized and are described herein.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to booting a computing device, and more specifically mapping a reset vector to a block device attached via a peripheral device bus.

Abstract: Methods for identifying modulators of receptor activity using orthologues of human receptors are described. Additionally, a method for identifying an animal model useful in the screening of potential therapeutic agents is provided. The genes for bradykinin B1 receptors from five mammalian species, vervet monkey, rhesus macaque, tree shrew, dog and pig, as well as the genes for CXCR2 receptors from chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, rhesus, vervet and baboon have been cloned and characterized and are described herein.

Abstract: The genes for bradykinin B1 receptor from five mammalian species, vervet monkey, rhesus macaque, tree shrew, dog and pig have been cloned and characterized. In addition to the delineation of the nucleotide and amino acid sequences, methods for identifying modulators of bradykinin B1 receptor activity using these molecules is also described. Additionally, a method for identifying an animal model useful in the screening of potential therapeutic agents is provided.

Abstract: An Operations Support System, comprised of a computer and workstation, stores digit analysis specifications for telecommunications call processing. A graphical user interface displays digit analysis specifications visually as subtrees made up of nodes representing the digits of the dialed number. Two subtrees can be displayed contemporaneously for evaluation and manipulation independently and from one to another. Operations performed on the nodes also operate on the embedded digit analysis specifications permitting manipulation of the specifications without the need to view or deal with the specifications themselves directly. Related information such as Routing Table Indexes and local exchange numbers called NXX numbers are displayed contemporaneous with display of a subtree of interest and are manipulated with regard to that subtree.

Abstract: An end office of the PSTN, which employs independent switching networks which share one or more office codes, is served by a single assigned node on the CCS network. The signaling processor which serves the assigned node, screens all incoming call messages (IAM)'s; directs messages which include an appropriate Channel Identification Code (CIC) to the switching network that serves that CIC; rejects messages that include an improper CIC; and requests that the calling office assign a different CIC to the incoming call. In an alternate configuration, a signaling message intercept unit is interposed between a signal transfer point (STP) and end switches, to determine which of two or more switches should receive a message, based on the directory number, a circuit identifier or a message index of the received message, and forwards the message to the correct switch.