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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Curtis S. Eide, Rochester, MN (US);
Charles S. Graham, Rochester, MN (US);
Mark G. Manges, Rochester, MN (US);
Kevin Wendzel, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system and computer program product are provided for implementing configuration preserving relocation of a Single Root Input/Output Virtualization (SRIOV) adapter in a computer system. At system power on an SRIOV adapter having been relocated to a different slot while the system was powered off is automatically detected, and the configuration data associated with the adapter automatically updated so that it remains associated with the adapter in the adapter's new location.