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Virtual network configuration and management

US8521890B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Kimberly T. Bailey · Raleigh, US
Patricia G. Driever · Poughkeepsie, US
Constantinos Kassimis · Cary, US
Angelo Macchiano · Apalachin, US
Gary Owen McAfee · Morrisville, US
Jerry W. Stevens · Raleigh, US
Richard P. Tarcza · Kingston, US
Alexandra Winter · Schwieberdingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 7, 2011
Grant date	Aug 27, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 17, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L41/34
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A Hardware Management Console (HMC) configures virtual networks. The HMC extends Internal Queued Direct I/O to an intra-ensemble data network (IEDN) within a cluster of virtual servers to define a single channel path identifier, and to define a channel parameter. The HMC defines at least one virtual network. The HMC defines a bridge port within each CPC that supports at least one of the virtual servers. The HMC defines a network interface for each virtual server within each cluster. The HMC grants access to a corresponding virtual network for each virtual server.

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