Patent ID: 8521890
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer program product for configuring virtual networks, the computer program product comprising: one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices; program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to extend Internal Queued Direct I/O to an intra-ensemble data network (IEDN) within a cluster of virtual servers to define a single channel path identifier, and to define a channel parameter; program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to define at least one virtual network; program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to define at least one bridge port within each central processing complex (CPC) that supports at least one of the virtual servers; program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to define a network interface for each virtual server within each cluster; and program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to define access to a corresponding virtual network for each virtual server.