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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2010
Keitaro Uehara, Kokubunji, JP;
Takashige Baba, Inagi, JP;
Yuji Tsushima, Hachioji, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
It is provided a computer system including computers, PCI switches each having first and second ports, a switch management module and a power control module. The switch management module includes an identifying module for identifying a first port coupled to the computer to be booted up, and notifying the PCI switch of the first port, an instruction module for instructing the power control module to boot up the computer, and an allocation management module for managing allocation of one of the I/O device to the computer and notifying the one of the PCI switches of the allocation after the computer is booted up. The PCI switches includes a preventing control module for preventing the computer from detecting a configuration of the first port, and a virtual switch generating module for generating a virtual switch that couples the first port and the second port based on the notification.