Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080295004 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CUSTOMIZING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for customizing a graphical user interface. A rendition module renders a base GUI to provide an operator with tools for managing Data Processing Devices (DPD). A tag module communicates interface tags to the base GUI. The interface tags describe added functionality for managing a specified DPD, wherein the added functionality is not supported by the base GUI and the base GUI is not configured to employ the interface tags. A translation module translates the interface tags into interpreted display code. The rendition module is further configured to render the interpreted display code with previously rendered display code for the base GUI to provide the added functionality for managing the specified DPD. The operator may manage the specified DPD with the added functionality. | 11-27-2008 |
20090063767 | Method for Automatically Configuring Additional Component to a Storage Subsystem - A method for automatically configuring a newly added component to a storage subsystem is disclosed. In response to a new component being connected to a storage subsystem, a determination is made whether or not the new component is a host computer or a disk drive. If the new component is a host computer, the new component is added to the storage subsystem as a host computer when the number of computer systems that can be supported by the storage subsystem has not yet been exceeded. If the new component is a disk drive, the new component is allocated to a pool of storage devices within the storage subsystem, wherein some of the pool of storage devices are held in reserve while some of the pool of storage devices are allocated to a host computer based on policy rules. | 03-05-2009 |
20090177877 | REMOTE BIOS FOR SERVERS AND BLADES - A method for implementing a remote basic input/output system (BIOS) on a multi-blade server is provided. A remote BIOS partition is created on a management module of the multi-blade server for each blade of the multi-blade server residing on the management module. BIOS settings for operation on a first blade of the multi-blade server are defined. | 07-09-2009 |
20090193150 | INTERFACING DEVICES THAT INCLUDE DEVICE SPECIFIC INFORMATION TO A DEVICE RECEIVING UNIT - Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture, wherein a persistent storage is maintained in a device receiving unit that is capable of receiving one or more devices. The device receiving unit receives a device that includes device specific information that identifies the device. The device is interfaced with the device receiving unit. The persistent storage is updated with the device specific information that identifies the device, in response to the interfacing of the device with the device receiving unit. | 07-30-2009 |
20090210735 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER SEQUENCE IN A BLADE CENTER ENVIRONMENT - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for controlling power sequence in a blade center environment. A blade center environment has many devices requiring power. A relationship component module creates a topology of interdependent relationships of the devices. A monitor component module monitors commands to regulate power for devices. A validating module validates that the commands do not violate the interdependent relationships defined in the topology and returns a failure message if the command is not validated. | 08-20-2009 |
20090327915 | Automatic GUI Reconfiguration Based On User Preferences - Systems and methods for configuring a graphical user interface on the basis of user preferences are disclosed. The systems and methods aggregate elementary user interactions with a graphical user interface into higher level actions on the basis of temporal markings and thresholds. | 12-31-2009 |
20120198261 | CONTROLLING POWER SEQUENCE IN A BLADE CENTER ENVIRONMENT - For controlling power sequence in a blade center environment, a relationship component module creates a topology of interdependent relationships of devices in the blade center environment. The devices include server blades, storage blades, and switch modules. A sequence module defines a sequence of the devices in the blade center environment to power off and on based on the topology of interdependent relationships. The sequence includes an order of a first independent blade server, each dependent storage blade of the first independent blade server, and a second independent blade server. A monitor component module monitors a command from an Advanced Management Module (AMM) to regulate power for the devices in the blade center environment. The AMM regulates power within the blade center. A validation module validates that the command does not violate the interdependent relationships and the sequence of devices or else blocks the command if the command is not validated. | 08-02-2012 |