Configuring expansion component interconnect (‘ECI’) physical functions on an ECI device in a computing system
US8645600B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 10, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4415
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Configuring expansion component interconnect (‘ECI’) physical functions on an ECI device in a computing system, including: configuring by an ECI device configuration manager, during run-time of the computing system, vital product data to include an ECI physical function configuration, wherein the ECI physical function configuration comprises data describing a type of ECI physical function; retrieving by an ECI device configuration manager, upon a subsequent startup of the computing system, the ECI physical function configuration from the vital product data; and configuring, by an ECI device configuration manager, a physical function of the ECI device to carry out the type of ECI physical function described in the ECI physical function configuration.
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