Dynamic transitioning from a local pipe to a cross-system pipe

An article of manufacture comprising:

• at least one computer useable medium having computer readable program code means embodied therein for causing the piping of data, the computer readable program code means in said article of manufacture comprising:
• computer readable program code means for causing a computer to effect accessing, by a first application of a first system, a data pipe that uses local media of said first system for said data pipe;
• and
• computer readable program code means for causing a computer to effect transitioning, when a second application on a second system is to access said data pipe, said data pipe from a local pipe in which local media is used for the data pipe to a cross-system pipe in which an alternative non-local media is used for the data pipe, wherein said data pipe uses said alternative non-local media instead of said local media when said data pipe is transitioned to said cross-system pipe.

An article of manufacture, comprising:

• at least one computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied therein for causing the piping of data, the computer readable program code means in said article of manufacture comprising:
• computer readable program code means for causing a computer to disconnect a connection from a data pipe, said data pipe using an alternative non-local media, wherein any remaining connections to said data pipe are of a single system;
• and
• computer readable program code means for causing a computer to transition said data pipe from a cross-system pipe in which said alternative non-local media is used for the data pipe to a local pipe in which local media is used for the data pipe, wherein said data pipe uses said local media instead of said alternative non-local media when said data pipe is transitioned to said local pipe.