Processor/endpoint communication coupling configuration system
A processor/endpoint communication coupling configuration system includes a plurality of processing subsystems coupled to a multi-endpoint adapter device by a plurality of communication couplings included on at least one hardware subsystem. A communication coupling configuration engine identifies each at least one hardware subsystem, determines at least one communication coupling configuration capability of the plurality of communication couplings, and determines at least one first multi-endpoint adapter device capability of the multi-endpoint adapter device. The communication coupling configuration engine then configures the plurality of communication couplings based on the at least one hardware subsystem, the at least one communication configuration capability, and the at least one first multi-endpoint adapter device capability in order to provide at least one communication resource between at least one of the plurality of processing subsystems and at least one endpoint on the first multi-endpoint adapter device.
1. A processor/endpoint communication coupling configuration system, comprising:
a plurality of processing subsystems that are coupled together via at least one processor interconnect that allows a first processing subsystem included in the plurality of processing subsystems to access memory that is local to a second processing subsystem included in the plurality of processing subsystems via that at least one processor interconnect;
a first multi-endpoint adapter device;
at least one hardware subsystem that includes a plurality of communication couplings that couple the plurality of processing subsystems to the first multi-endpoint adapter device; and
a communication coupling configuration engine that is coupled to the first multi-endpoint adapter device and the at least one hardware subsystem, wherein the communication coupling configuration engine is configured to:
identify each at least one hardware subsystem that includes the plurality of communication couplings that couple the plurality of processing subsystems to the first multi-endpoint adapter device;
determine at least one first multi-endpoint adapter device capability of the first multi-endpoint adapter device;
retrieve at least one first user configuration policy; and
configure the plurality of communication couplings based on the at least one hardware subsystem, the at least one first user configuration policy, and the at least one first multi-endpoint adapter device capability, wherein the configuration of the plurality of communication couplings provides at least one communication resource between at least one of the plurality of processing subsystems and at least one endpoint on the first multi-endpoint adapter device without the use of the at least one processor interconnect for communications between that at least one of the plurality of processing subsystems and the at least one endpoint on the first multi-endpoint adapter device.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the communication coupling configuration engine is configured to:
determine at least one communication coupling configuration capability of the plurality of communication couplings that couple the plurality of processing subsystems to the first multi-endpoint adapter device, wherein the configuration of the plurality of communication couplings is also based on the at least one communication coupling configuration capability.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the communication coupling configuration engine is configured to:
cause, following the configuration of the plurality of communication couplings, at least one boot operation to be performed, wherein the configuration of the plurality of communication couplings that provides the at least one communication resource between the at least one of the plurality of processing subsystems and the at least one endpoint on the first multi-endpoint adapter device takes effect following the boot operations.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the communication coupling configuration engine is configured to:
perform the configuration of the plurality of communication couplings during runtime operations, wherein the configuration of the plurality of communication couplings that provides the at least one communication resource between the at least one of the plurality of processing subsystems and the at least one endpoint on the first multi-endpoint adapter device takes effect during the runtime operations.
5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a second multi-endpoint adapter device that is coupled to the plurality of processing subsystems via the plurality of communications couplings included in the at least one hardware subsystem, wherein the communication coupling configuration engine is configured to:
identify each at least one hardware subsystem that includes the plurality of communication couplings that couple the plurality of processing subsystems to the second multi-endpoint adapter device;
determine at least one second multi-endpoint adapter device capability of the second multi-endpoint adapter device;
retrieve at least one second user configuration policy; and
configure the plurality of communication couplings based on the at least one hardware subsystem, the at least one second user configuration policy, and the at least one second multi-endpoint adapter device capability, wherein the configuration of the plurality of communication couplings provides at least one communication resource between at least one of the plurality of processing subsystems and at least one endpoint on the second multi-endpoint adapter device.
6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) device that is coupled to the first multi-endpoint adapter device and the at least one hardware subsystem, wherein the BMC device provides the communication coupling configuration engine.
7. An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:
a first processing system; and
a first memory system that is coupled to the first processing system and that includes instructions that, when executed by the first processing system, cause the first processing system to provide a communication coupling configuration engine that is configured to:
identify at least one hardware subsystem that includes a plurality of communication couplings that couple a plurality of second processing subsystems to a first multi-endpoint adapter device, wherein the plurality of second processing subsystems are coupled together via at least one processor interconnect that allows the first processing system to access respective memory that is local to each second processing subsystem included in the plurality of second processing subsystems;
retrieve at least one first user configuration policy;
determine at least one first multi-endpoint adapter device capability of the first multi-endpoint adapter device; and
configure the plurality of communication couplings based on the at least one hardware subsystem, the at least one first user configuration policy, and the at least one first multi-endpoint adapter device capability, wherein the configuration of the plurality of communication couplings provides at least one communication resource between at least one of the plurality of second processing subsystems and at least one endpoint on the first multi-endpoint adapter device that without the use of the at least one processor interconnect for communications between that at least one of the plurality of second processing subsystems and the at least one endpoint on the first multi-endpoint adapter device.
8. The IHS of claim 7 , wherein the communication coupling configuration engine is configured to:
determine at least one communication coupling configuration capability of the plurality of communication couplings that couple the plurality of second processing subsystems to the first multi-endpoint adapter device, wherein the configuration of the plurality of communication couplings is also based on the at least one communication coupling configuration capability.
9. The IHS of claim 7 , wherein the communication coupling configuration engine is configured to:
cause, following the configuration of the plurality of communication couplings, at least one boot operation to be performed, wherein the configuration of the plurality of communication couplings that provides the at least one communication resource between the at least one of the plurality of second processing subsystems and the at least one endpoint on the first multi-endpoint adapter device takes effect following the boot operations.
10. The IHS of claim 7 , wherein the communication coupling configuration engine is configured to:
perform the configuration of the plurality of communication couplings during runtime operations, wherein the configuration of the plurality of communication couplings that provides the at least one communication resource between the at least one of the plurality of second processing subsystems and the at least one endpoint on the first multi-endpoint adapter device takes effect during the runtime operations.
11. The IHS of claim 7 , wherein the communication coupling configuration engine is configured to:
identify the at least one hardware subsystem that includes the plurality of communication couplings that couple the plurality of second processing subsystems to a second multi-endpoint adapter device;
retrieve at least one second user configuration policy;
determine at least one second multi-endpoint adapter device capability of the second multi-endpoint adapter device; and
configure the plurality of communication couplings based on the at least one hardware subsystem, the at least one second user configuration policy, and the at least one second multi-endpoint adapter device capability, wherein the configuration of the plurality of communication couplings provides at least one communication resource between at least one of the plurality of second processing subsystems and at least one endpoint on the second multi-endpoint adapter device.
12. The IHS of claim 7 , wherein the first processing system and the first memory system are provided in a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) device.
13. The IHS of claim 7 , wherein the at least one communication resource provided between the at least one of the plurality of second processing subsystems and the at least one endpoint on the first multi-endpoint adapter device includes providing each of the plurality of second processing subsystems redundant communication resources to at least two endpoints.
14. A method for configuring communication couplings between processors and endpoints, comprising:
identifying, by a communication coupling configuration subsystem, at least one hardware subsystem that includes a plurality of communication couplings that couple a plurality of processing subsystems to a first multi-endpoint adapter device, wherein the plurality of processing subsystems are coupled together via at least one processor interconnect that allows a first processing subsystem included in the plurality of processing subsystems to access memory that is local to a second processing subsystem included in the plurality of processing subsystems;
retrieving, by the communication coupling configuration subsystem, at least one first user configuration policy;
determining, by the communication coupling configuration subsystem, at least one first multi-endpoint adapter device capability of the first multi-endpoint adapter device; and
configuring, by the communication coupling configuration subsystem, the plurality of communication couplings based on the at least one hardware subsystem, the at least one first user configuration policy, and the at least one first multi-endpoint adapter device capability, wherein the configuration of the plurality of communication couplings provides at least one communication resource between at least one of the plurality of processing subsystems and at least one endpoint on the first multi-endpoint adapter device that without the use of the at least one processor interconnect for communications between that at least one of the plurality of processing subsystems and the at least one endpoint on the first multi-endpoint adapter device.
15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
determining, by the communication coupling configuration subsystem, at least one communication coupling configuration capability of the plurality of communication couplings that couple the plurality of processing subsystems to the first multi-endpoint adapter device, wherein the configuration of the plurality of communication couplings is also based on the at least one communication coupling configuration capability.
16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
causing, by the communication coupling configuration subsystem following the configuration of the plurality of communication couplings, at least one boot operation to be performed, wherein the configuration of the plurality of communication couplings that provides the at least one communication resource between the at least one of the plurality of processing subsystems and the at least one endpoint on the first multi-endpoint adapter device takes effect following the boot operations.
17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
performing, by the communication coupling configuration subsystem, the configuration of the plurality of communication couplings during runtime operations, wherein the configuration of the plurality of communication couplings that provides the at least one communication resource between the at least one of the plurality of processing subsystems and the at least one endpoint on the first multi-endpoint adapter device takes effect during the runtime operations.
18. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
identifying, by the communication coupling configuration subsystem, the at least one hardware subsystem that includes the plurality of communication couplings that couple the plurality of processing subsystems to a second multi-endpoint adapter device;
retrieving, by the communication coupling configuration subsystem, at least one second user configuration policy;
determining, by the communication coupling configuration subsystem, at least one second multi-endpoint adapter device capability of the second multi-endpoint adapter device; and
configuring, by the communication coupling configuration subsystem, the plurality of communication couplings based on the at least one hardware subsystem, the at least one second user configuration policy, and the at least one second multi-endpoint adapter device capability, wherein the configuration of the plurality of communication couplings provides at least one communication resource between at least one of the plurality of processing subsystems and at least one endpoint on the second multi-endpoint adapter device.
19. The method of claim 14 , wherein a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) device provides the communication coupling configuration engine.
20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the at least one communication resource provided between the at least one of the plurality of processing subsystems and the at least one endpoint on the first multi-endpoint adapter device includes providing each of the plurality of processing subsystems redundant communication resources to at least two endpoints.