Patent ID: 6038651
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A remote resource management system for managing resources in a symmetrical multiprocessing environment comprising,a plurality of clusters of symmetric multiprocessors having interfaces between cluster nodes of the symmetric multiprocessor system,a local interface and interface controller,one or more remote storage controllers each having its local interface controller, anda local-to-remote data bus,a remote resource manager for managing the interface between two clusters of symmetric multiprocessors each of which clusters has a plurality of processors, a shared cache memory, a plurality of I/O adapters and a main memory accessible from the cluster,said remote resource manager managing resources with a remote storage controller to distribute work to a said remote controller acting as an agent to perform a desired operation without requiring knowledge of a requestor who initiated the work request, work being transferred only when a remote requestor is available for processing of the work, without a need for constant communication between said clusters of symmetric multiprocessors.