COMPUTER AND ITS SYSTEM RECONSTITUTING DEVICE AND METHOD

    公开(公告)号:JPH10260929A

    公开(公告)日:1998-09-29

    申请号:JP17711897

    申请日:1997-07-02

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the computer system which enables an adapter, etc., to be mounted and dismounted even in a system operation state and can automatically reconstituting system constitution according to the mounting and dismounting of the adapter etc. SOLUTION: When the adapter 2 is mounted, an adapter detecting mechanism 11 informs a resource manager of the mounting of the adapter 2 by interruption etc. The resource manager connects the adapter 2 to the system mechanically and electrically right after the adapter 2 is mounted and reads attribute information on the adapter 2 out of the memory in the adapter 2 to make a necessary setup and the installation of a device driver and the allocation of a memory, etc., needed on the system side so that an application program can use the adapter 2. When the user wants to dismount the adapter, the user sends an adapter removal request to the resource manager with an adapter removal button 12 or by a program.

    COMPUTER AND SYSTEM RECONFIGURATION DEVICE THEREFOR, AND METHOD

    公开(公告)号:JP2002358276A

    公开(公告)日:2002-12-13

    申请号:JP2002080597

    申请日:2002-03-22

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a computer system which permits the attaching and detaching of adaptor or the like 2 even when the system is in an operating state, and can automatically reconfigure the system configuration in response to the attaching and detaching of the adaptor or the like 2. SOLUTION: Upon the insertion of the adaptor 2, an adaptor detection mechanism 11 notifies a resource manager 19 of the insertion of the adaptor 2 by an interrupt or the like. The resource manager 19, soon after the insertion of the adaptor 2, connects the adaptor 2 mechanically and electrically to the system, reads out the attribute information on the adaptor 2 from a memory therein, and performs a necessary setup and the installation of a device driver and the allocation of a memory or the like that are necessary for the system side, so that an application program makes the adaptor 2 usable. If a user desires to remove the adaptor, the user makes an adaptor removal request with an adaptor removal button 12 or from the program to the resource manager 19.

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