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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2003
Christopher Patrick Abbey, Rochester, MN (US);
Jonathan Ross Van Niewaal, Rochester, MN (US);
Christopher Patrick Abbey, Rochester, MN (US);
Jonathan Ross Van Niewaal, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, program product and method utilize a nonvolatile solid state memory organized so as to store variable amounts of configuration data for a logically-partitioned computer in an efficient, compact and cost-effective manner. A nonvolatile solid state memory is partitioned into fixed size blocks that are linked together into chains for the purpose of storing variable amounts of configuration data for a plurality of logical entities, e.g., logical partitions, hardware devices, networks, and other resources. A chain of fixed size blocks is used to maintain configuration data for a given type of logical entity, with each block in a chain storing configuration data for a particular logical entity of the associated entity type. The fixed size blocks include full blocks and shared blocks, with full blocks storing data for a single logical entity, and shared blocks storing data for multiple logical entities of a common entity type.