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Distributing computing tasks to individual computer systems

US11061666B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Thomas Pohl · Holzgerlingen, DE
Martin Tröster · Renningen, DE
Angel Nunez Mencias · Stuttgart, DE
Jakob C. Lang · Altdorf, DE
Herwig Elfering · Eppelheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 7, 2020
Grant date	Jul 13, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 17, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06N5/047
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for distributing computing tasks to individual computer systems from a first pool of first computer systems, characterized by controllers executing a specific firmware with a gateway to receive commands via a network and an orchestration unit, whereby in response to a request to perform a computing task, an available and suitable first computer system is selected. An available second computer system is selected from a second pool. A firmware image corresponding to a requested controller firmware level is selected, using a gateway connector to send commands to the gateways. A network connection is established between the gateway in the controller of the first computer system and the gateway connector in the second computer system. Execution of the firmware image is triggered.

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