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Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 13, 2019
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Martin Tröster, Renningen, DE;

Philip A. Sciuto, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);

Daniel Johannes Klodt, Altdorf, DE;

Michael Becht, Stuttgart, DE;

Giovanni Cautillo, Herrenberg, DE;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 16/903 (2019.01); G06F 16/901 (2019.01); G06F 16/9032 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 16/90335 (2019.01); G06F 16/901 (2019.01); G06F 16/9032 (2019.01);
Abstract

A computer implemented method for replacing components of a data processing system, comprising in response to a detection of a newly added component at a specific location; reading its customization data from a data storage and querying a persistent database to determine if functional capabilities according to customization data are specified for this specific location; depending on a result of determining the functional capabilities and of querying the database if it contains customization data either: disabling the component; or enabling the component and storing in the database the customization data; or enabling the component and replacing the customization data in the database; or storing the customization data in the data storage of the component and enabling the component.


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