Failback To A Primary Communications Adapter
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsVinit Jain, Jorge Rafael Nogueras
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and program products are provided for failback to a primary communications adapter. Embodiments of the present invention include receiving, in a driver for a primary communications adapter and a backup communications adapter, a link up event for the primary communications adapter; inferring that the primary communications adapter is capable of receiving packets; setting the backup communications adapter to idle; and activating the primary communications adapter. In typical embodiments, the primary communications adapter includes a plurality of linked communications adapters comprising an EtherChannel pseudo-adapter.
Claims18
A method for failback to a primary communications adapter, the method comprising:
- receiving, in a driver for a primary communications adapter and a backup communications adapter, a link up event for the primary communications adapter;
- inferring that the primary communications adapter is capable of receiving packets;
- setting the backup communications adapter to idle;
- and
- activating the primary communications adapter.
A system for failback to a primary communications adapter, the system comprising:
- means for receiving, in a driver for a primary communications adapter and a backup communications adapter, a link up event for the primary communications adapter;
- means for inferring that the primary communications adapter is capable of receiving packets;
- means for setting the backup communications adapter to idle;
- and
- means for activating the primary communications adapter.
A computer program product for failback to a primary communications adapter, the computer program product comprising:
- a recording medium;
- means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving, in a driver for a primary communications adapter and a backup communications adapter, a link up event for the primary communications adapter;
- means, recorded on the recording medium, for inferring that the primary communications adapter is capable of receiving packets;
- means, recorded on the recording medium, for setting the backup communications adapter to idle;
- and
- means, recorded on the recording medium, for activating the primary communications adapter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.