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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2001
Method and apparatus for maintaining profiles for terminals in a configurable data processing system
Robert Kimberlin Foster, Austin, TX (US);
Walter Manfred Lipp, Georgetown, TX (US);
Charles Andrew Mclaughlin, Round Rock, TX (US);
David R. Willoughby, Austin, TX (US);
Robert Kimberlin Foster, Austin, TX (US);
Walter Manfred Lipp, Georgetown, TX (US);
Charles Andrew McLaughlin, Round Rock, TX (US);
David R. Willoughby, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method, apparatus, and computer implemented instructions for managing a set of objects for a plurality of terminals. The set of objects are stored in a memory, such as a nonvolatile random access memory in a data processing system. The set of objects are used to configure logical partitions within the data processing system. Access to the set of objects is provided to the plurality of terminals through a service processor.