Patent ID: 7613846

Claim:
A system for generating a data logout in a computing environment, comprising: an input/output subsystem for maintaining a defined set of data; and a processor for issuing a data logout command at defined times, and for sending said data logout command to the input/output subsystem; and wherein the input/output subsystem is configured to send said defined set of data to a specified location in response to the input/output subsystem receiving said data logout command; and wherein: the input/output subsystem includes a channel subsystem including a first channel and a second channel, and a channel control function on the first channel; the channel control function is configured to receive the data logout command; the channel control function is configured to send a specified command to the second channel in response to the channel control function receiving the data logout command; and said second channel is configured to send a subset of the defined set of data to the specified location in response to the second channel receiving said specified command.