Patent ID: 8346902
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method in a data processing system for identifying device configurations, the method comprising: identifying unique identification information for a set of devices in the data processing system to form identified unique identification information; comparing the identified unique identification information with previously identified unique identification information; moving configuration data to a memory for devices in the set of devices in which a match exists between the identified unique identification information and the previously identified unique identification information for devices; and obtaining configuration information from a device in which configuration information is absent in the memory after configuration data has been moved to the memory for the devices to form a current set of configuration data for the set of devices, wherein the previously identified unique identification information is accessed using a table associated with the configuration data for the set of devices, wherein the table comprises (i) an index used to locate particular configuration data for a particular device, (ii) information used to address the particular device, and (iii) an offset to a memory location within the particular device at which particular unique identifier information for the particular device is stored.