Method, apparatus and article of manufacture for configuring multiple partitions to use a shared network adapter
First Claim
1. A computer program product, comprising:
- a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising;
computer readable program code to output for display one or more screens for configuring a logical partition (LPAR) having allocated resources residing on a server computer, the one or more screens comprising;
a shared network adapter (SNA) selection element indicating a selected SNA ID, wherein the SNA selection element is configured to display a plurality of available SNA IDs and to receive a user selection of one of the plurality of available SNA IDs, wherein each of the plurality of SNA IDs uniquely identifies a respective SNA installed on the server computer;
a physical port selection element configured for user-selection of a physical port ID from one or more physical port IDs each corresponding to a respective physical port, wherein the one or more physical port IDs uniquely identify all physical ports residing on the respective SNA for the selected SNA ID; and
an active configure button which, when selected by a user, causes one or more screens for configuring a logical shared adapter (LSA) associated with the respective SNA to be output for display, wherein the LSA manages the sending and receiving of network traffic by the LPAR through the SNA on the respective one or more physical ports corresponding to the selected one or more physical port IDs.
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Abstract
A graphical user interface, method, and apparatus for configuring a logical partition (LPAR), comprises one or more screens for configuring an LPAR having allocated resources residing on a server computer, the LPAR being uniquely identified by a partition ID; the one or more screens comprising an SNA selection element configured for user-selection of a shared network adapter (SNA) ID from one or more available SNA IDs, wherein each selectable SNA ID uniquely identifies a respective SNA installed on the server computer; a physical port selection element configured for user-selection of a physical port ID from one or more physical port IDs each corresponding to a respective physical port, wherein the one or more physical port IDs uniquely identify all physical ports residing on the respective SNA for the selected SNA ID; and an active configure button which, when selected by a user, causes the display of one or more screens for configuring a logical shared adapter (LSA) associated with the respective SNA.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising; computer readable program code to output for display one or more screens for configuring a logical partition (LPAR) having allocated resources residing on a server computer, the one or more screens comprising; a shared network adapter (SNA) selection element indicating a selected SNA ID, wherein the SNA selection element is configured to display a plurality of available SNA IDs and to receive a user selection of one of the plurality of available SNA IDs, wherein each of the plurality of SNA IDs uniquely identifies a respective SNA installed on the server computer; a physical port selection element configured for user-selection of a physical port ID from one or more physical port IDs each corresponding to a respective physical port, wherein the one or more physical port IDs uniquely identify all physical ports residing on the respective SNA for the selected SNA ID; and an active configure button which, when selected by a user, causes one or more screens for configuring a logical shared adapter (LSA) associated with the respective SNA to be output for display, wherein the LSA manages the sending and receiving of network traffic by the LPAR through the SNA on the respective one or more physical ports corresponding to the selected one or more physical port IDs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising; computer readable program code to output for display one or more screens for configuring a logical shared adapter (LSA), the one or more screens comprising; a shared network adapter (SNA) selection element indicating a selected SNA ID, wherein the SNA selection element is configured to display a plurality of available SNA IDs and to receive a user selection of one of the plurality of available SNA IDs, wherein each of the plurality of SNA IDs uniquely identifies a respective SNA, and wherein the LSA manages sending and receiving of network traffic by a logical partition (LPAR) through the SNA associated with the selected SNA ID; a plurality of logical port ID selection elements configured for user selection of a logical port ID from a plurality of logical port IDs, wherein the plurality of logical port IDs uniquely identifies all logical ports associated with a physical port residing on the SNA associated with the selected SNA ID; and an active OK button which, when selected by a user causes a configuration of the LSA according to the selected logical port ID and the physical port, whereby the LSA manages the sending and receiving of network traffic by the LPAR on any of the logical ports through the associated physical port residing on the SNA associated with the selected SNA ID. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method of configuring a logical partition (LPAR), comprising:
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displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) for configuring an LPAR having allocated resources residing on a server computer; receiving user input selecting a shared network adapter (SNA) ID from a plurality of available SNA IDs displayed in an SNA selection screen area of the GUI, wherein each selectable SNA ID uniquely identifies a respective SNA installed on the server computer; providing a graphical indication of the selected SNA ID; receiving user input selecting a physical port ID from one or more physical port IDs, each corresponding to a respective physical port, displayed in a physical port selection screen area of the GUI, wherein the one or more physical port IDs uniquely identify all physical ports residing on the respective SNA for the selected SNA ID; receiving user input selecting an active configure button; and in response to the received selection of the active configure button, outputting for display one or more screens of the GUI for configuring a logical shared adapter (LSA) associated with the respective SNA, wherein the LSA manages the sending and receiving of network traffic by the LPAR through the SNA on the respective one or more physical ports corresponding to the selected one or more physical port IDs. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for configuring a logical partition (LPAR), the apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a memory containing a GUI application, which when executed by the processor displays one or more screens for configuring an LPAR having allocated resources residing on a server computer, the LPAR being uniquely identified by a partition ID;
the one or more screens comprising;a shared network adapter (SNA) selection element indicating a selected SNA ID, wherein the SNA selection element is configured to display a plurality of available SNA IDs and to receive a user selection of one of the plurality of available SNA IDs, wherein each of the plurality of SNA IDs uniquely identifies a respective SNA installed on the server computer; a physical port selection element configured for user-selection of a physical port ID from one or more physical port IDs each corresponding to a respective physical port, wherein the one or more physical port IDs uniquely identify all physical ports residing on the respective SNA for the selected SNA ID; and an active configure button which, when selected by a user, causes one or more screens for configuring a logical shared adapter (LSA) associated with the respective SNA to be output for display, wherein the LSA manages the sending and receiving of network traffic by the LPAR through the SNA on the respective one or more physical ports corresponding to the selected one or more physical port IDs.
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