Patent ID: 7421575
Filing Date: 2008-09-02
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of selecting components for a physical platform in a reconfigurable data center, the method comprising: receiving a description of components in the reconfigurable data center at a configuration system, wherein the components are to be connected in the reconfigurable data center via a flexible interconnection network supporting varying types of communication traffic including memory accesses and disk accesses, and switches in the interconnection network are programmable to accommodate reconfiguration of physical platforms; receiving a logical platform specification describing the physical platform at the configuration system; selecting a set of components to be used for the physical platform from the description of components based on the logical platform specification and using the configuration system, wherein the set of components includes at least one processor, at least one disk, and at least one memory module meeting the logical platform specification; and programming the switches in the interconnection network to connect the selected at least one processor, at least one disk, and at least one memory module via interconnections in the interconnection network such that the at least one processor, at least one disk, and at least one memory module communicate with each other via the interconnection network to function as the physical platform.