Bryan Joshua Wright

US Patent:

8082391, Dec 20, 2011

Filed:

Sep 8, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/206497

Inventors:

Deanna Lynn Quigg Brown - Queen Creek AZ, US
Jason James Graves - Gilbert AZ, US
Robert Akira Kubo - Tucson AZ, US
Bryan John Wright - Tucson AZ, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 12/00

US Classification:

711114

Abstract:

An I/O module includes a switch module, a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) controller and a baseboard management controller (BMC). A first address for a first component of the plurality of components is received. The first address is provided by a user. The switch module is queried for additional addresses for additional components of the plurality of components. The switch module obtains the additional addresses for the additional components from a first persistent storage location associated with the switch module. The first and additional addresses for the first and additional components are stored in a second persistent storage location accessible by the BMC, the switch module, and the RAID controller. Synchronization of the first and additional addresses for the first and additional components in the second persistent location is controlled by the BMC.