| US 7,519,693 B2 | ||
| Apparatus, system, and method for integrating an enclosure | ||
| Matthew David Bomhoff, Tucson, Ariz. (US); Brian James Cagno, Tucson, Ariz. (US); John Charles Elliott, Tucson, Ariz. (US); Robert Akira Kubo, Tucson, Ariz. (US); and Gregg Steven Lucas, Tucson, Ariz. (US) | ||
| Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 18, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/992,579. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0106952 A1, May 18, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 709—220 [709/228] | 26 Claims |
| 1. An apparatus to integrate an enclosure, the apparatus comprising:
a discovery module comprising executable code stored on a semiconductor device, executed by a processor, and configured to
discover a connection of a second enclosure to a first enclosure through a fibre channel arbitrated loop communication channel;
an initialization module comprising executable code stored on the semiconductor device, executed by the processor, and configured
to initialize the second enclosure, the second enclosure comprising the initialization module;
an address module comprising executable code stored on the semiconductor device, executed by the processor, and configured
to create a valid address for the second enclosure;
an assignment module comprising executable code stored on the semiconductor device, executed by the processor, and configured
to assign the address to the second enclosure; and
a power control module comprising executable code stored on the semiconductor device, executed by the processor, and configured
to use the fibre channel arbitrated loop communication channel to cycle power to only the second enclosure to reinitialize
the second enclosure, wherein reinitializing the second enclosure sets the address for the second enclosure.
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