Shared ethernet adapter (SEA) load sharing and SEA fail-over configuration as set by a user interface
US8650433B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 15, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/845
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided are techniques for configuring a primary shared Ethernet adapter (SEA) and a backup SEA into a failover (F/O) protocol; providing a user interface (UI) for enabling a user to request a SEA load sharing protocol; in response to a user request for a SEA load sharing protocol, verifying that criteria for load sharing are satisfied; setting, by the UI a load sharing mode, comprising: requesting, by the backup SEA to the primary SEA, implementation of the SEA load sharing protocol; responsive to the requesting by the backup SEA, the primary SEA transmit an acknowledgment to the backup SEA and transitions into a sharing state; and responsive to the acknowledgment from the primary SEA, the backup SEA transitions to the sharing state.
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