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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2010
Tracy D. Butler, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Scott B. Compton, Hyde Park, NY (US);
Patricia G. Driever, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Ilene A. Goldman, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Craig D. Norberg, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Dale F. Riedy, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Matthew H. Sabins, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Michael J. Shannon, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Harry M. Yudenfriend, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Tracy D. Butler, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Scott B. Compton, Hyde Park, NY (US);
Patricia G. Driever, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Ilene A. Goldman, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Craig D. Norberg, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Dale F. Riedy, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Matthew H. Sabins, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Michael J. Shannon, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Harry M. Yudenfriend, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer program product for processing communications between a host processor and a plurality of devices includes a tangible storage medium for performing a method comprising: receiving, by the host processor, physical configuration information including identification of a location of each physical endpoint connected to the host processor and a plurality of communication paths associated with each physical endpoint; sending at least one message to each physical endpoint on each of the plurality of communication paths, the at least one message requesting identification of a logical entity at the endpoint, and receiving logical configuration information identifying the logical entity; and generating a data collection accessible by the host processor, the data collection including the physical configuration information and the logical configuration information for each logical entity, and identification of a location of each physical endpoint connected to the host processor and a plurality of communication paths to each logical entity.