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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2011
Charles S. Graham, Rochester, MN (US);
Gregory M. Nordstrom, Pine Island, MN (US);
John R. Oberly, Iii, Rochester, MN (US);
Charles S. Graham, Rochester, MN (US);
Gregory M. Nordstrom, Pine Island, MN (US);
John R. Oberly, III, Rochester, MN (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer implemented method of managing an adapter includes enabling an adapter to be shared by operating systems and logical partitions. The adapter includes a plurality of multiple virtual functions. A virtualization intermediary may assign a virtual function of the plurality of virtual functions to at least one of an operating system and a logical partition. The virtual function may be used to modify an operational status of the adapter.
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