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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
May. 12, 2009
James P. Allen, Austin, TX (US);
Michael P. Cyr, Georgetown, TX (US);
James A. Pafumi, Leander, TX (US);
James B. Partridge, Bastrop, TX (US);
James P. Allen, Austin, TX (US);
Michael P. Cyr, Georgetown, TX (US);
James A. Pafumi, Leander, TX (US);
James B. Partridge, Bastrop, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A mechanism is provided for altering access to a network. A virtual I/O server controller in a virtual I/O server operating system receives an indication that an identified communications adapter requires attention. The virtual I/O server controller issues a set of calls to a set of N_port identification virtualization server adapters coupled to the identified communications adapter. Each of the set of calls indicates to each of the set of N_port identification virtualization server adapters a request to move a set of clients from their assigned port on the identified communications adapter to an available port on a failover communications adapter. The set of N_port identification virtualization server adapters moves the set of clients from the identified communications adapter to the failover communications adapter.