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Apparatus, System, and Method For Adapter Card Failover

  • US 20080263255A1
  • Filed: 04/20/2007
  • Published: 10/23/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for adapter card failover, the apparatus comprising:

  • a switch module comprising semiconductor logic and configured to logically connect a first processor complex to an adapter card through a first port as an owner processor complex, wherein the owner processor complex manages the adapter card except for a second port and receives error messages from the adapter card, and the switch module further logically connects a second processor complex to the adapter card through the second port as a non-owner processor complex, wherein the non-owner processor complex manages the second port;

    a detection module comprising semiconductor logic and software instructions executing on a processor and configured to detect a failure of the first processor complex; and

    a setup module comprising software instructions executing on a processor and configured to modify the switch module to logically connect the second processor complex to the adapter card as the owner processor complex and to logically disconnect the first processor complex from the adapter card in response to detecting the failure.

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