Method and system for evaluating and optimizing placement of PCI adapters in a multi-partitioned server with respect to function, performance, and availability

A means and system of describing rules for performance and availability for a system with respect to individual adapter cards and I/O drawers. It describes a means of scoring system configurations by how well they conform to the defined rules. It also describes a means of scoring the relative value of the placement of individual cards and I/O slots. It then defines a means of placing I/O cards into I/O slots for a defined number of I/O drawers following the rules and achieving the best individual scores for cards and slots. It also optimizes the placement to achieve the best possible system score.