Dynamically reconfiguring a primary processor identity within a multi-processor socket server

1. A method of dynamically reconfiguring a primary processor identity within a multi-processor socket server, the method comprising:

detecting, by the service processor, a processor socket reconfiguration event corresponding to a first processor socket, the first processor socket assigned the primary processor identity and the primary processor identity indicating that a processor connected to the processor socket assigned the primary processor identity has ownership of a particular resource of the server;

disabling, by the service processor, the first processor socket of the server in response to detecting the processor socket reconfiguration event;

reassigning, by the service processor, the primary processor identity from the first processor socket to a second processor socket of the server such that a processor connected to the second processor socket has ownership of the particular resource of the server;

disabling, by the service processor, a first bus connection between the first processor socket and an input/output subsystem within the server; and

enabling, by the service processor, a second bus connection between the second processor socket and the input/output subsystem.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein detecting a processor socket reconfiguration event includes detecting, by the service processor, at least one of: a fault at the first processor socket and an error within a first processor coupled to the first processor socket.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein detecting a processor socket reconfiguration event includes detecting, by the service processor, a reduction in processing demand at the server.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein reassigning the primary processor identity to the second processor socket includes changing within a storage register, by the service processor, one or more identity bits indicating a processor identity of the second processor socket.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising reassigning, by the service processor, a secondary processor identity to a third processor socket.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising disabling, by the service processor, a storage device corresponding to the first processor socket.

7. An apparatus for dynamically reconfiguring a primary processor identity within a multi-processor socket server, the apparatus comprising a computer processor, a computer memory operatively coupled to the computer processor, the computer memory having disposed within it computer program instructions that when executed cause the computer processor to carry out the steps of:

detecting, by the service processor, a processor socket reconfiguration event corresponding to a first processor socket, the first processor socket assigned the primary processor identity and the primary processor identity indicating that a processor connected to the processor socket assigned the primary processor identity has ownership of a particular resource of the server;

disabling, by the service processor, the first processor socket of the server in response to detecting the processor socket reconfiguration event;

reassigning, by the service processor, the primary processor identity from the first processor socket to a second processor socket of the server such that a processor connected to the second processor socket has ownership of the particular resource of the server;

disabling, by the service processor, a first bus connection between the first processor socket and an input/output subsystem within the server; and

enabling, by the service processor, a second bus connection between the second processor socket and the input/output subsystem.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein detecting a processor socket reconfiguration event includes detecting, by the service processor, at least one of: a fault at the first processor socket and an error within a first processor coupled to the first processor socket.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein detecting a processor socket reconfiguration event includes detecting, by the service processor, a reduction in processing demand at the server.

10. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein reassigning the primary processor identity to the second processor socket includes changing within a storage register, by the service processor, one or more identity bits indicating a processor identity of the second processor socket.

11. The apparatus of claim 7 further comprising reassigning, by the service processor, a secondary processor identity to a third processor socket.

12. The apparatus of claim 7 further comprising disabling, by the service processor, a storage device corresponding to the first processor socket.

13. A computer program product for dynamically reconfiguring a primary processor identity within a multi-processor socket server, the computer program product disposed upon a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a signal, the computer program product comprising computer program instructions capable, when executed, of causing a computer to carry out the steps of:

detecting, by the service processor, a processor socket reconfiguration event corresponding to a first processor socket, the first processor socket assigned the primary processor identity and the primary processor identity indicating that a processor connected to the processor socket assigned the primary processor identity has ownership of a particular resource of the server;

disabling, by the service processor, the first processor socket of the server in response to detecting the processor socket reconfiguration event;

reassigning, by the service processor, the primary processor identity from the first processor socket to a second processor socket of the server such that a processor connected to the second processor socket has ownership of the particular resource of the server;

disabling, by the service processor, a first bus connection between the first processor socket and an input/output subsystem within the server; and

enabling, by the service processor, a second bus connection between the second processor socket and the input/output subsystem.

14. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein detecting a processor socket reconfiguration event includes detecting, by the service processor, at least one of: a fault at the first processor socket and an error within a first processor coupled to the first processor socket.

15. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein detecting a processor socket reconfiguration event includes detecting, by the service processor, a reduction in processing demand at the server.

16. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein reassigning the primary processor identity to the second processor socket includes changing within a storage register, by the service processor, one or more identity bits indicating a processor identity of the second processor socket.

17. The computer program product of claim 13 further comprising reassigning, by the service processor, a secondary processor identity to a third processor socket.