Patent ID: 6427198
Filing Date: 2002-07-30
Classification: H04L,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for determining the configuration of a computer system having a planar board, a planar bus and planar devices attached thereto, comprising:reading a planar configuration memory indicating addresses for each planar device capable of being attached to the planar board; sending a read command to the address of each planar device indicated in the planar configuration memory to determine if each planar device is available; reading a configuration memory for each available planar device to determine configuration information and if there are addresses of attached devices accessible through the planar device; and sending a read command to the address of each attached device indicated in the configuration memory for the planar device to determine configuration information for each attached device and if there are further attached devices accessible through the attached device, wherein a read command is sent to the address of any attached device indicated in any configuration memory to determine configuration information and whether there are any further attached devices and accompanying configuration memories to consider.