Configurable device replacement
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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 within the support structure;
wherein the configurable device compares its location within the support structure as informed by said logic to a previous location value stored in the configurable device and loads a first configuration if the locations within the support structure match or loads a second configuration if the locations within the support structure do not match;
wherein the first configuration comprises a fully operational configuration and the second configuration comprises a safe mode configuration which causes the configurable device to operate with less functionality than the fully operational configuration; and
wherein the safe mode configuration permits only one communication link to another component to be active from the configurable device.
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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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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 within the support structure; wherein the configurable device compares its location within the support structure as informed by said logic to a previous location value stored in the configurable device and loads a first configuration if the locations within the support structure match or loads a second configuration if the locations within the support structure do not match; wherein the first configuration comprises a fully operational configuration and the second configuration comprises a safe mode configuration which causes the configurable device to operate with less functionality than the fully operational configuration; and wherein the safe mode configuration permits only one communication link to another component to be active from the configurable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. 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 within the support structure as informed by the enclosure manager to a previous location value stored in the switch and loads an operational configuration if the locations within the support structure match or loads a safe mode configuration if the locations within the support structure 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 (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A switch, comprising:
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control logic; a first memory location of a memory 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, reflecting a previous location within a support structure, 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 the support structure and the control logic loads the first or second configuration depending on whether the present location value matches the previous location value; wherein the first configuration comprises a fully operational configuration and the second configuration comprises a safe mode configuration which causes the switch to operate with less functionality than the fully operational configuration; and wherein the safe mode configuration permits only one communication link to another component to be active from the switch. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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