Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for configuring a physical computing system (e.g., in a cloud computing network) to connect a network bond with a virtual multilayer switch. An operating system process executing in the physical computing system receives a selection of one or more network interfaces. The process aggregates the selected network interfaces into a bonded network interface having a first port. The process creates a network bridge having a second port. The process associates the first port with the second port. The process connects the network bridge with an integration bridge of the virtual multilayer switch via the second port.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for configuring a physical computing system (e.g., in a cloud computing network) to connect a network bond with a virtual multilayer switch. An operating system process executing in the physical computing system receives a selection of one or more network interfaces. The process aggregates the selected network interfaces into a bonded network interface having a first port. The process creates a network bridge having a second port. The process associates the first port with the second port. The process connects the network bridge with an integration bridge of the virtual multilayer switch via the second port.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for configuring a physical computing system (e.g., in a cloud computing network) to connect a network bond with a virtual multilayer switch. An operating system process executing in the physical computing system receives a selection of one or more network interfaces. The process aggregates the selected network interfaces into a bonded network interface having a first port. The process creates a network bridge having a second port. The process associates the first port with the second port. The process connects the network bridge with an integration bridge of the virtual multilayer switch via the second port.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for configuring a physical computing system (e.g., in a cloud computing network) to connect a network bond with a virtual multilayer switch. An operating system process executing in the physical computing system receives a selection of one or more network interfaces. The process aggregates the selected network interfaces into a bonded network interface having a first port. The process creates a network bridge having a second port. The process associates the first port with the second port. The process connects the network bridge with an integration bridge of the virtual multilayer switch via the second port.

Abstract: Dynamic collection of system support files in a data processing environment, the data processing environment comprising a plurality of computing systems having different characteristics, including: querying, by a support manager plugin of a management module, a registry of extensions for a support file type provider extension; presenting, by the support manager plugin to a user, a list of types of system support files available from the particular computing system; receiving, by the support manager plugin, a user selection of a type of system support file to retrieve from the particular computing system; querying, by the support manager plugin, the registry of extensions for a data collector extension; and retrieving, by the support manager plugin, the system support file from the particular computing system, including executing the data collection operation specified in the identified data collector extension.

Abstract: An electronic catalog is provided that stores items and attributes associated with the items. One or more of the attributes may have more than one value. Items are stored in an item table with different attributes for items stored in different rows in an attribute table. Additional items may be added to a catalog by adding additional rows to the item table, with attributes related to the additional items added as rows into the attribute table. Particular attributes may have multiple values, and attributes with multiple values are associated with sub-items that correspond to different attribute trees or attribute sets associated with the item. Searching can be performed for attribute values and search results returned indicating all items and sub-items that satisfy the search criteria.

Abstract: An electronic catalog is provided that stores items and attributes associated with the items. One or more of the attributes may have more than one value. Items are stored in an item table with different attributes for items stored in different rows in an attribute table. Additional items may be added to a catalog by adding additional rows to the item table, with attributes related to the additional items added as rows into the attribute table. Particular attributes may have multiple values, and attributes with multiple values are associated with sub-items that correspond to different attribute trees or attribute sets associated with the item. Searching can be performed for attribute values and search results returned indicating all items and sub-items that satisfy the search criteria.

Abstract: An electronic catalog is provided that stores items and attributes associated with the items. One or more of the attributes may have more than one value. Items are stored in an item table with different attributes for items stored in different rows in an attribute table. Additional items may be added to a catalog by adding additional rows to the item table, with attributes related to the additional items added as rows into the attribute table. Particular attributes may have multiple values, and attributes with multiple values are associated with sub-items that correspond to different attribute trees or attribute sets associated with the item. Searching can be performed for attribute values and search results returned indicating all items and sub-items that satisfy the search criteria.

Abstract: A process for selecting a least weight path between two nodes in a data communication network uses partial trees created and cached in prior route selection operations. All root nodes on possible paths between the two nodes are identified. Any cached tree having a root matching one of the identified root nodes is retrieved from storage. If necessary, each retrieved tree is extended until it includes all possible destination nodes. The extended and/or retrieved trees are used to select the least weight path between the two nodes. The extended tree is then cached for possible use in future route selection operations.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for interconnecting multiple data processing networks, each data processing network including: multiple network nodes having routing and functional capability within a data processing network; and, multiple endpoint nodes, each including only local address capability. Each network node may be connected to multiple endpoint nodes and other network nodes; however, connection is only permitted to network nodes within the same data processing network. A border node is established for interconnection between two data processing networks. The border node includes a network node interface having routing and functional capability within a first data processing network and an endpoint node interface having local address capability.