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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Jesse P. Arroyo, Rochester, MN (US);
Ellen M. Bauman, Rochester, MN (US);
Curtis S. Eide, Rochester, MN (US);
Christopher J. Engel, Rochester, MN (US);
Gregory M. Nordstrom, Pine Island, MN (US);
Harald Pross, Wildberg, DE;
Thomas R. Sand, Rochester, MN (US);
William A. Thompson, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system and computer program product are provided for detecting and configuring an external input/output (IO) enclosure in a computer system. A PCIE Host Bridge (PHB) in a system unit is connected to a plurality of PCIE add-in card slots. One or more cables are connected between the PHB and the external enclosure. System firmware including detecting and configuring functions uses sideband structure for detecting a PCIE cable card and configuring the external input/output (IO) enclosure.