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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2005
Filed:
May. 25, 2001
Kenneth F. Braam, Rochester, MN (US);
Kim Annette Gilsdorf, Bellechester, MN (US);
Nancy Mae Heinz, Rochester, MN (US);
Daniel Arthur Johnson, Eyota, MN (US);
Robert M. Kalar, Rochester, MN (US);
Gary Michael Melbostad, Elgin, MN (US);
Steven Jon Wahlstrom, Rochester, MN (US);
Kenneth F. Braam, Rochester, MN (US);
Kim Annette Gilsdorf, Bellechester, MN (US);
Nancy Mae Heinz, Rochester, MN (US);
Daniel Arthur Johnson, Eyota, MN (US);
Robert M. Kalar, Rochester, MN (US);
Gary Michael Melbostad, Elgin, MN (US);
Steven Jon Wahlstrom, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for handling physical device placement requests are provided. In general, a physical device placement request is any request for information pertaining to placement of a physical device (e.g., a direct access storage device and a PCI card) in a computer system. Illustratively, a request may specify machine specific information, base system information or purchase order information. The user-supplied request information is then combined with configuration information according to predefined rules. The resulting output is placement information which may be returned to the requester.