System and method of assigning device numbers to I/O nodes...

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2005-03-08

2005-03-08

Auve, Glenn A. (Department: 2112)

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Input/output data processing

Input/output addressing

C710S009000, C710S010000, C710S306000, C713S001000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06865618

ABSTRACT:
A system and method of assigning device numbers to a plurality of I/O nodes of a computer system. Each of the plurality of input/output nodes is initialized to a common default device number. The method includes assigning a unique device number such as a Unit ID, for example, to each one of the input/output nodes. The method may also include determining whether any one of the input/output nodes includes a graphics port. The method may further include reassigning the default device number to a particular one of the input/output nodes in response to determining that the particular one of the input/output nodes a graphics port.

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