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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2005
Timothy Keith Pierce, Tucson, AZ (US);
Brian Gerard Goodman, Tucson, AZ (US);
Justin James Hom, Tucson, AZ (US);
Leonard George Jesionowski, Tucson, AZ (US);
Timothy Keith Pierce, Tucson, AZ (US);
Brian Gerard Goodman, Tucson, AZ (US);
Justin James Hom, Tucson, AZ (US);
Leonard George Jesionowski, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method are disclosed for managing component identifiers in a data storage system. The apparatus includes a recognition module, a receiving module, a comparison module, and an update module. The recognition module recognizes newly installed components. The receiving module receives a component identifier stored on the newly installed component. The comparison module compares the identifier of the newly installed component with one or more component identifiers stored in a computer system memory. The update module updates the one or more component identifiers stored in the system memory based upon the identifier of the newly installed component.