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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2010
James a Lindeman, Austin, TX (US);
Orlando O'neill, Evanston, IL (US);
Gary Lee Ruzek, Austin, TX (US);
Chris Alan Schwendiman, Austin, TX (US);
James A Lindeman, Austin, TX (US);
Orlando O'Neill, Evanston, IL (US);
Gary Lee Ruzek, Austin, TX (US);
Chris Alan Schwendiman, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system, and computer usable program product for identifying a defective adapter are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A configuration process of the adapter is initiated, the adapter being coupled with a slot in a data processing system. An indication of the configuration process is activated. A determination is made whether the configuration has completed successfully. The indication is allowed to remain activated responsive to the configuration not completing successfully. The activated indication identifies the defective adapter.