Identifying a defective adapter
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsJames A Lindeman, Orlando O'Neill, Gary Lee Ruzek, Chris Alan Schwendiman
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Abstract
A method, system, and computer usable program product for identifying a defective adapter are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A configuration process of the adapter is initiated, the adapter being coupled with a slot in a data processing system. An indication of the configuration process is activated. A determination is made whether the configuration has completed successfully. The indication is allowed to remain activated responsive to the configuration not completing successfully. The activated indication identifies the defective adapter.
Claims18
A computer implemented method for identifying a defective adapter, comprising:
- initiating configuration of the adapter, the adapter being coupled with a slot in a data processing system;
- activating, using a notification device at the slot, an indication of the configuration, wherein the notification device is an existing device associate with the slot for a first indication distinct from the indication of the configuration and is repurposed for use as the indication of the configuration;
- determining whether the configuration has completed successfully;
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- allowing the indication to remain activated responsive to the configuration not completing successfully, the activated indication identifying the defective adapter.
A computer usable program product comprising a computer usable storage device including computer usable code for identifying a defective adapter, the computer usable code comprising:
- computer usable code for initiating configuration of the adapter, the adapter being coupled with a slot in a data processing system;
- computer usable code for activating, using a notification device at the slot, an indication of the configuration, wherein the notification device is an existing device associate with the slot for a first indication distinct from the indication of the configuration and is repurposed for use as the indication of the configuration;
- computer usable code for determining whether the configuration has completed successfully;
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- computer usable code for allowing the indication to remain activated responsive to the configuration not completing successfully, the activated indication identifying the defective adapter.
A data processing system for identifying a defective adapter, the data processing system comprising:
- a storage device including a storage medium, wherein the storage device stores computer usable program code;
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- a processor, wherein the processor executes the computer usable program code, and wherein the computer usable program code comprises:
- computer usable code for initiating configuration of the adapter, the adapter being coupled with a slot in a data processing system;
- computer usable code for activating, using a notification device at the slot, an indication of the configuration, wherein the notification device is an existing device associate with the slot for a first indication distinct from the indication of the configuration and is repurposed for use as the indication of the configuration;
- computer usable code for determining whether the configuration has completed successfully;
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- computer usable code for allowing the indication to remain activated responsive to the configuration not completing successfully, the activated indication identifying the defective adapter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.