Method for hot add of a mass storage adapter on a system including a dynamically loaded adapter driver
US6179486A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 1, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0213
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A software architecture for the hot add and swap of adapters. The software architecture allows users to replace failed components, upgrade outdated components, and add new functionality, such as new network interfaces, disk interface adapters and storage, without impacting existing users. The software architecture supports the hot add and swap of off-the-shelf adapters, including those adapters that are programmable.
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