Patent ID: 6219734
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y02D

Abstract:
A method of hot adding a programmable mass storage adapter to an operational computer including a plurality of bus slots wherein the operational computer has at least one programmable data processor for receiving requests from a central processing unit and for controlling power to the bus slot in response to requests from the central processing unit, the method comprising:executing a statically loaded adapter driver which accepts a request packet to initialize an adapter;adding a programmable mass storage adapter, which is connected to a plurality of I/O devices, to one of the bus slots having a non-powered state;enabling power to the bus slot, wherein the at least one programmable data processor determines whether a received request is to enable power; andactivating the programmable mass storage adapter so that I/O is communicated between the I/O devices and the operational computer.