Managing Virtual Addresses Of Blade Servers In A Data Center

An apparatus for managing virtual addresses of blade servers in a data center, the apparatus comprising a computer processor, a computer memory operatively coupled to the computer processor, the computer memory having disposed within it computer program instructions capable of:

• storing by a blade server management module (‘BSMM’), in non-volatile memory of a blade server, a parameter block, the parameter block including one or more virtual addresses for communications adapters of the blade server and one or more action identifiers, each action identifier representing a type of address modification;
• detecting, by a basic input-output system (‘BIOS’) module of the blade server upon powering on the blade server, the parameter block;
• and
• modifying, by the BIOS module of the blade server in dependence upon the one or more action identifiers of the parameter block, an address of at least one communications adapter of the blade server.

A computer program product for managing virtual addresses of blade servers in a data center, the computer program product disposed in a computer readable bearing medium, the computer program product comprising computer program instructions capable of:

• storing by a blade server management module (‘BSMM’), in non-volatile memory of a blade server, a parameter block, the parameter block including one or more virtual addresses for communications adapters of the blade server and one or more action identifiers, each action identifier representing a type of address modification;
• detecting, by a basic input-output system (‘BIOS’) module of the blade server upon powering on the blade server, the parameter block;
• and
• modifying, by the BIOS module of the blade server in dependence upon the one or more action identifiers of the parameter block, an address of at least one communications adapter of the blade server.