Configurable device replacement
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a configurable device located within a support structure; and
logic adapted to determine the location of the configurable device within the support structure and to inform the configurable device of its location;
wherein the configurable device compares its location as informed by said logic to a previous location value stored in the configurable device and loads a first configuration if the locations match or loads a second configuration if the locations do not match.
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Abstract
A configurable device may be disclosed herein that is capable of multiple configurations depending on its location within a support structure. Some embodiments comprise a system that includes a configurable device located within a support structure and logic that is adapted to determine the location of the configurable device within the support structure and to inform the configurable device of its location. The configurable device may compare its location as informed by the logic to a previous location value stored in the configurable device. The configurable device may load a first configuration if the locations match or load a second configuration if the locations do not match.
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23 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a configurable device located within a support structure; and
logic adapted to determine the location of the configurable device within the support structure and to inform the configurable device of its location;
wherein the configurable device compares its location as informed by said logic to a previous location value stored in the configurable device and loads a first configuration if the locations match or loads a second configuration if the locations do not match. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system, comprising:
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a switch located within a support structure and having memory into which configurations can be stored;
a plurality of computers coupled to said switch and providing data to each other via the switch;
an enclosure manager coupled to said switch and adapted to determine the location of the switch within the support structure and to inform the switch of the switch'"'"'s location within the support structure;
wherein the switch compares its location as informed by the enclosure manager to a previous location value stored in the switch and loads an operational configuration if the locations match or loads a safe mode configuration if the configurations do not match;
the operational configuration permitting the switch to be operational and the safe mode configuration permitting the switch to be less operational than the operational configuration. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A switch, comprising:
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control logic;
a first memory location in which a first configuration is stored;
a second memory location in which a second configuration is stored;
a third memory location in which a previous location value is stored; and
said first through third memory locations are accessible by said control logic;
wherein said control logic receives a present location value from an external device that indicates the present location of the switch within a support structure and the control logic loads the first or second configuration depending on whether the present location value matches the previous location value. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A switch, comprising:
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a first memory location in which a first configuration is stored;
a second memory location in which a second configuration is stored;
a third memory location in which a previous location value is stored;
said first through third memory locations are accessible by said control logic; and
a means for receiving a present location value from an external device that indicates the present location of the switch within a support structure and for loading the first or second configuration depending on whether the present location value matches the previous location value. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method associated with a configurable device, comprising:
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determining a location of the configurable device within a support structure; and
loading an operational configuration if the configurable device is in the same location as the configurable device was previously located;
orloading a safe mode configuration if the configurable device has been moved from its previous location. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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