Abstract: Various embodiments for hyper-channel management are disclosed. One such method is implemented by a network interface controller (NIC) residing in a server. This method involves determining a network component that is operable to create, modify, terminate, or any combination thereof, a hyper-channel. The hyper-channel corresponds to a logical abstraction of network resources associated with the server. The method also involves using the determined network component to manage the hyper-channel.

Abstract: A system for and method of rapidly streaming data to one or more client devices, such as personal computers (PC's) from a server employing virtual disk emulation and broadcasting or multicasting of data residing on a network server. In some embodiments, the streamed data includes files necessary to boot and configure the one or more client devices, the data including hibernation, O/S and application files.

Abstract: A server comprising a network interface controller (NIC) may be operable to determine network components and/or resources that may be utilized to create, modify and/or terminate a hyper-channel in a network fabric. A configuration for creating, modifying and/or terminating the hyper-channel may be initiated by the NIC based on knowledge of the network fabric up to the edge of network and each of the switches along a path of the hyper-channel may be instructed by the NIC to configure the hyper-channel. The configuration may also be initiated by the NIC based on knowledge of the network fabric up to a first hop and each of the switches along a path of the hyper-channel may then be allowed to configure the hyper-channel based on knowledge of the network fabric surrounding each of the switches.

Abstract: A single root I/O virtualization (SR-IOV) capable peripheral component interconnect (PCI) device may be operable to configure resources to transparently operate in a non-SR-IOV environment utilizing a physical function (PF) and one or more hybrid functions (HFs). In instances when the SR-IOV capable PCI device is operating in a SR-IOV environment, the SR-IOV capable PCI device may expose a VF configuration space in the hybrid function to an associated PCI driver for configuring the hybrid function as a virtual function. In instances when the SR-IOV capable PCI device is operating in a non-SR-IOV environment, the SR-IOV capable PCI device may hide a SR-IOV extended header in the physical function from the associated PCI driver and expose a PF configuration space in the hybrid function to the associated PCI driver for configuring the hybrid function as a physical function.

Abstract: A system for and method of network booting of an operating system (O/S) on one or more client devices, such as personal computers (PC's), employing a hibernation image. Remote booting of sets of client devices is facilitated by employing virtual disk emulation and, in certain preferred embodiments, broadcasting or multicasting of data residing on a network server which is necessary to appropriately boot and configure the one or more client devices, the data including hibernation, O/S and application files.

Abstract: A server comprising a network interface controller (NIC) may be operable to determine network components and/or resources that may be utilized to create, modify and/or terminate a hyper-channel in a network fabric. A configuration for creating, modifying and/or terminating the hyper-channel may be initiated by the NIC based on knowledge of the network fabric up to the edge of network and each of the switches along a path of the hyper-channel may be instructed by the NIC to configure the hyper-channel. The configuration may also be initiated by the NIC based on knowledge of the network fabric up to a first hop and each of the switches along a path of the hyper-channel may then be allowed to configure the hyper-channel based on knowledge of the network fabric surrounding each of the switches.

Abstract: A single root I/O virtualization (SR-IOV) capable peripheral component interconnect (PCI) device may be operable to configure resources to transparently operate in a non-SR-IOV environment utilizing a physical function (PF) and one or more hybrid functions (HFs). In instances when the SR-IOV capable PCI device is operating in a SR-IOV environment, the SR-IOV capable PCI device may expose a VF configuration space in the hybrid function to an associated PCI driver for configuring the hybrid function as a virtual function. In instances when the SR-IOV capable PCI device is operating in a non-SR-IOV environment, the SR-IOV capable PCI device may hide a SR-IOV extended header in the physical function from the associated PCI driver and expose a PF configuration space in the hybrid function to the associated PCI driver for configuring the hybrid function as a physical function.

Abstract: A system for and method of network booting of an operating system (O/S) on one or more client devices, such as personal computers (PC's), employing a hibernation image. Remote booting of sets of client devices is facilitated by employing virtual disk emulation and, in certain preferred embodiments, broadcasting or multicasting of data residing on a network server which is necessary to appropriately boot and configure the one or more client devices, the data including hibernation, O/S and application files.

Abstract: A system for and method of network booting of an operating system (O/S) on one or more client devices, such as personal computers (PC's), employing a hibernation image. Remote booting of sets of client devices is facilitated by employing virtual disk emulation and, in certain preferred embodiments, broadcasting or multicasting of data residing on a network server which is necessary to appropriately boot and configure the one or more client devices, the data including hibernation, O/S and application files.

Abstract: A system for and method of rapidly streaming data to one or more client devices, such as personal computers (PC's) from a server employing virtual disk emulation and broadcasting or multicasting of data residing on a network server. In some embodiments, the streamed data includes files necessary to boot and configure the one or more client devices, the data including hibernation, O/S and application files.

Abstract: A system for and method of network booting of an operating system (O/S) on one or more client devices, such as personal computers (PC's), employing a hibernation image. Remote booting of sets of client devices is facilitated by employing virtual disk emulation and, in certain preferred embodiments, broadcasting or multicasting of data residing on a network server which is necessary to appropriately boot and configure the one or more client devices, the data including hibernation, O/S and application files.

Abstract: A system for and method of network booting of an operating system (O/S) on one or more client devices, such as personal computers (PC's), employing a hibernation image. Remote booting of sets of client devices is facilitated by employing virtual disk emulation and, in certain preferred embodiments, broadcasting or multicasting of data residing on a network server which is necessary to appropriately boot and configure the one or more client devices, the data including hibernation, O/S and application files.

Abstract: A system for and method of network booting of an operating system (O/S) on one or more client devices, such as personal computers (PC's), employing a hibernation image. Remote booting of sets of client devices is facilitated by employing virtual disk emulation and, in certain preferred embodiments, broadcasting or multicasting of data residing on a network server which is necessary to appropriately boot and configure the one or more client devices, the data including hibernation, O/S and application files.

Abstract: A system for and method of rapidly streaming data to one or more client devices, such as personal computers (PC's) from a server employing virtual disk emulation and broadcasting or multicasting of data residing on a network server. In some embodiments, the streamed data includes files necessary to boot and configure the one or more client devices, the data including hibernation, O/S and application files.