Method for non-disruptively unassigning an active address in...

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2006-06-13

2008-12-30

Kindred, Alford (Department: 2181)

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Input/output data processing

Input/output access regulation

C710S005000, C710S019000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07472209

ABSTRACT:
A non-disruptive unassignment of an address from a fabric responsive to a request from a channel adapter. A logout command requests the fabric to unassign an address. The status of the address is thereby changed from active to unassigned and an acknowledgment sent back to the channel adapter.

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