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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2007
Frank W. Brice, Jr., Hurley, NY (US);
Janet R. Easton, Woodstock, NY (US);
Charles W. Gainey, Jr., Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Steven G. Glassen, Wallkill, NY (US);
Beth Glendening, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Marten J. Halma, Poughquag, NY (US);
Jeffrey P. Kubala, Poughquag, NY (US);
Hans-helge Lehmann, Weil im Schoenbuch, DE;
Tan LU, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Allan S. Meritt, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Kenneth J. Oakes, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Charles E. Shapley, Salt Point, NY (US);
John S. Trotter, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
Leslie W. Wyman, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Harry M. Yudenfriend, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Frank W. Brice, Jr., Hurley, NY (US);
Janet R. Easton, Woodstock, NY (US);
Charles W. Gainey, Jr., Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Steven G. Glassen, Wallkill, NY (US);
Beth Glendening, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Marten J. Halma, Poughquag, NY (US);
Jeffrey P. Kubala, Poughquag, NY (US);
Hans-Helge Lehmann, Weil im Schoenbuch, DE;
Tan Lu, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Allan S. Meritt, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Kenneth J. Oakes, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Charles E. Shapley, Salt Point, NY (US);
John S. Trotter, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
Leslie W. Wyman, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Harry M. Yudenfriend, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An input/output subsystem is configured as a plurality of input/output subsystem images, each of which appears to a program as an independent input/output subsystem. An input/output subsystem image is identified by an input/output subsystem image identifier, which is used by various programs to designate the particular input/output subsystem image for which an I/O operation is to be performed. An input/output subsystem image includes, for instance, one or more input/output paths. An input/output path of an input/output subsystem image is identified by an input/output path identifier, as well as a physical input/output path identifier.