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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2004
Duane Mark Baldwin, Mantorville, MN (US);
David Lynn Merbach, Rochester, MN (US);
Sharad Mishra, Portland, OR (US);
Duane Mark Baldwin, Mantorville, MN (US);
David Lynn Merbach, Rochester, MN (US);
Sharad Mishra, Portland, OR (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for generating a name for a system of devices. An identifier identifies each component in the system. Once each component is identified, information such as the World Wide Name (WWN) of each component is stored in a database. Additional information such as the IP address of each component may also be stored within the database. A comparator then compares a name such as the WWN of each component and selects the name of a selected component based on specified parameters provided by a user. The selected name is modified and then assigned as an identifier of the entire system of devices. The system of devices is thus assigned a unique identifier that remains the same each time those components form a system of devices.