System for automatically configuring a server after hot add of a device
US6263387A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/4086
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for automatically configuring a computer system, after a device has been hot added to the computer system, which includes the following elements: a detection module which automatically detects a hot added device; a first configuration module which automatically configures the device; an identification module which automatically identifies a device type for the device; a location module which automatically determines the location where the device has been hot added; a driver module which automatically loads a driver corresponding to the hot added device; and a second configuration module which automatically modifies a configuration file so as to integrate the hot added device into the system.
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