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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2009
Friedrich W. Beichter, Altbach, DE;
John J. Hughes, Damascus, MD (US);
Ravi Ranjan, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Charles E. Shapley, Salt Point, NY (US);
James R. Urquhart, Fishkill, NY (US);
Brian K. Zerba, Mount Marion, NY (US);
Friedrich W. Beichter, Altbach, DE;
John J. Hughes, Damascus, MD (US);
Ravi Ranjan, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Charles E. Shapley, Salt Point, NY (US);
James R. Urquhart, Fishkill, NY (US);
Brian K. Zerba, Mount Marion, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Configuring of a communications environment is facilitated. A mapping tool is provided that aids in the configuring of various components of a communications environment, such as an input/output (I/O) subsystem of the environment. Data generated from an order process and a logical configuration definition are used as input to the mapping tool. The tool performs mapping and generates as output a physical configuration definition, and optionally, one or more reports. The mapping tool has a manual function, as well as an automatic function.