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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2019
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Todd C. Sorenson, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gary W. Batchelor, Tucson, AZ (US);
Ya-Huey Juan, San Jose, CA (US);
Seamus Burke, Tucson, AZ (US);
Maoyun Tang, Chandler, AZ (US);
Trung N. Nguyen, Vail, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method is disclosed to identify a port that is associated with a faulty cable. In one embodiment, such a method identifies a cable to replace. The cable provides a path between a first port, residing on a first component, and a second port, residing on a second component. The method further identifies whether an alternative path, bypassing the first cable, exists between the first component and the second component. In the event the alternative path exists, the method sends, over the alternative path, from the first component to the second component, a command to activate an indicator on the second port. This command is received and executed by the second component to activate the indicator. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also disclosed.