Patent ID: 8180862
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for configuring a descriptor for a complex, wherein a plurality of nodes is available to form the complex and the descriptor of the complex comprises node connection data, the node connection data showing a complete list of connections of ports of the plurality of nodes available to form the complex, the method comprising: querying, by each node of the plurality of nodes available to form the complex, ports to request unique identifiers of other nodes of the plurality of nodes available to form the complex; storing, by each node of the plurality of nodes available to form the complex, a unique identifier of each node and the unique identifiers of the other nodes of the plurality of nodes available to form the complex; determining, by each node of the plurality of nodes available to form the complex, an association of index numbers with each node and each of the other nodes of the plurality of nodes based upon an ordering of the unique identifier of each node and the unique identifiers of the other nodes of the plurality of nodes available to form the complex, to uniquely identify all of the plurality of nodes available to form the complex with the index numbers; determining, by each node of the plurality of nodes available to form the complex, a unique index number of the index numbers that is associated with each node by the association; querying, by each node of the plurality of nodes available to form the complex, the other nodes of the plurality of nodes to verify at least a portion of the association; and receiving, from a port, by each node of the plurality of nodes available to form the complex, the association as determined by another node of the plurality of nodes; and reconfiguring a basic input output system (BIOS) of at least one node of the plurality of nodes available to form the complex, based upon the configuration of the descriptor of the complex.