Patent ID: 7415551
Filing Date: 2008-08-19
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An information handling system having a multi-host virtual bridge input-output resource switch, said system comprising: a plurality of server modules, each of said plurality of server modules having at least one central processing unit (CPU), memory and at least one server input-output (I/O) port; a plurality of input-output (I/O) modules, each of said plurality of input-output modules having a module I/O port adapted for coupling to any one of the at least one server I/O port; and at least one input-output (I/O) switch comprising: said at least one I/O switch is coupled to each of the at least one server I/O ports and to each of the module I/O ports, wherein said at least one I/O switch statically couples selected ones of the at least one server I/O ports to selected ones of the module I/O ports so that each of the plurality of server modules will boot its operating system and recognize the statically coupled ones of the module I/O ports.