International Business Machines Corporation

David Franklin DeHaan

Louie Arthur Dickens

Tara Lynn Astigarraga

Omolaoye Olatunde-Bello

Shelly L Gerndt

Randy Clark Inch

Shariffa B Siewrattan

Carlos Jacobo Lujan

Omolaoye Olatunde

Patricia J Jeffalone

Frances Bennett Tsingine

A hand-held-transceiver identifier device includes a processor device contained in a housing. A port is contained in the housing to receive a transceiver. A display is contained in the housing. Upon insertion of the transceiver in the port, the device interrogates the transceiver to obtain specification information. A computer-implemented method of identifying a transceiver device detects an insertion of the transceiver device, interrogates the transceiver device to obtain specification information, and detects a removal of the transceiver device.

Optical and copper transceiver identifier

A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for visually indicating the remaining life of a small form factor pluggable (SFP) optical transceiver module. The total number of optical light pulse signals processed by an SFP are compared to a predetermined lifecycle number of signals that can be processed before the SFP enters a failed operating state. The remaining life of the SFP is calculated. A first display visually indicates that the total number of processed signals has not exceeded the lifecycle number of signals. A second display located on the SFP enclosure visually indicates the SFP has reached the end of its lifecycle.

Method and apparatus for end of life of small form-factor pluggable (SFP)

An article of manufacture, such as a laptop computer, comprising a housing, a processor disposed within the housing, a computer readable medium disposed within the housing and in communication with the processor, a lock mechanism disposed within the housing, wherein the lock mechanism can be moved between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration, and computer readable program code encoded in the computer readable medium and useable with the processor, the computer readable program code comprising a series of computer readable program steps to effect moving the lock mechanism between the locked configuration and the unlocked configuration.

Portable electronic device comprising an integrated lock mechanism

A small form factor pluggable (SFP) device includes a controller for receiving a first input signal. An optical loopback circuit is coupled to the controller for feeding back a loopback signal to the controller. The loopback signal is generated from the first input signal. An indicator is coupled to the controller for indicating a operational status of the device.

Small form factor pluggable (SFP) status indicator

A fabric simulation device implementing a method for generating a simulated fabric of a simulated storage area network. In operation, the fabric simulation device logs into a physical storage area network as an unofficial physical fiber channel switch connected to the simulated storage area network, and maintains a fabric testing relationship between the physical storage area network and the simulated storage area network based on being logged into the physical storage area network as the unofficial physical fiber channel switch.

Fibre channel fabric simulator

An apparatus, system and method for a go/no go tester that uses various data patterns to assure that equipments, systems and networks using data links, receivers and transmitters are working within the range of predetermined requirements of standards, specifications and protocols. The apparatus, system and methods can be used in at least one of SAS/SATA and Fiber Channel systems based on integrated circuit devices used within the apparatus of the invention.

Apparatus, system and method for a go/no go link integrity tester

A blade center is provided with an additional video output system which includes additional video output capabilities to allow a user to point to another blade within the blade center to work locally on a blade that does not include media tray access. The local access is granted via a control (e.g., a button) on the control panel of the blades or a control on the chassis or management module that allows the user to specify which blade to use for the second video output connection to a KVM console or direct host connect. This video output system advantageously allows more than one blade to be interactively utilized in a graphic environment at any time. Other blades executing local applications can be accessed and/or modified while another blade is accessing the media tray for installations and using one of the video output controls.

Providing a blade center with additional video output capability via a backup blade center management module

A fibre channel cable locator for locating an unidentified plugged end of a fibre channel cable within a fibre channel SAN at a location of an identified unplugged end of the fibre channel cable. In operation, the fibre channel cable locator determines the identified unplugged end of the fibre channel cable is connected to the fibre channel cable locator, logs into the fibre channel SAN device connected to the unidentified plugged end of the fibre channel cable based on the connection of the identified unplugged end of the fibre channel cable to the fibre channel cable locator, and queries the fibre channel SAN device via the login for SAN device identification information indicative of a location of the fibre channel SAN device win the fibre channel SAN.

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David Franklin DeHaan