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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2008
Richard Louis Arndt, Austin, TX (US);
Bruce Leroy Beukema, Hayfield, MN (US);
David F. Craddock, New Paltz, NY (US);
Ronald Edward Fuhs, Rochester, MN (US);
Thomas Anthony Gregg, Highland, NY (US);
Calvin Charles Paynton, Byron, MN (US);
Steven L. Rogers, Rochester, MN (US);
Donald William Schmidt, Stone Ridge, NY (US);
Bruce Marshall Walk, Rochester, MN (US);
Richard Louis Arndt, Austin, TX (US);
Bruce Leroy Beukema, Hayfield, MN (US);
David F. Craddock, New Paltz, NY (US);
Ronald Edward Fuhs, Rochester, MN (US);
Thomas Anthony Gregg, Highland, NY (US);
Calvin Charles Paynton, Byron, MN (US);
Steven L. Rogers, Rochester, MN (US);
Donald William Schmidt, Stone Ridge, NY (US);
Bruce Marshall Walk, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, computer program product, and data processing system for providing system-area network (SAN) multicasting functionality in a logically partitioned (LPAR) data processing system in which a channel adapter is shared among a plurality of logical partitions is disclosed. A preferred embodiment of the present invention allows LPAR 'hypervisor' firmware to assume the responsibility for multicast protocol handling and distribution of packets among logical partitions.