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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2004
Brian Eric Bakke, Rochester, MN (US);
Robert Edward Galbraith, Rochester, MN (US);
Brian James King, Rochester, MN (US);
Timothy James Larson, LaCrosse, WI (US);
William Joseph Maitland, Jr., Rochester, MN (US);
Timothy Jerry Schimke, Stewartville, MN (US);
Brian Eric Bakke, Rochester, MN (US);
Robert Edward Galbraith, Rochester, MN (US);
Brian James King, Rochester, MN (US);
Timothy James Larson, LaCrosse, WI (US);
William Joseph Maitland, Jr., Rochester, MN (US);
Timothy Jerry Schimke, Stewartville, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for dynamically determining a primary adapter in a heterogeneous N-way adapter configuration. Each of the adapters generates information about itself and exchanges the information with all other adapters. First a decision-making adapter is identified. Then the decision-making adapter compares the adapter-generated information of all the adapters and makes a decision determining the primary adapter. The decision-making adapter communicates the decision to all other adapters. The determined primary adapter assumes a role as the primary adapter and the other adapters assume a role as a secondary adapter.