International Business Machines Corporation

Michael Anthony Migliacio

Randall Scott Nelson

Mark Harrison Goff

Jesse Paul Arroyo

Josep Cors

Kyle Alan Lucke

Jonathan Louis Kaus

Eric G Thiemann

David Lee Dosch

A method and apparatus for establishing multiple network sessions over an arbitrary network topology comprises receiving network configuration information describing an initiator system and a target controller. The initiator system contains one or more initiator ports. The target controller contains one or more target ports. Each target port is associated with one or more target nodes. A set of pre-defined rules is identified. The set of pre-defined rules governs the establishment of network sessions between the initiator ports and the target nodes through the target ports. One or more network sessions are established based on the set of pre-defined rules and the network configuration information.

Automatic multipath iSCSI session establishment over an arbitrary network topology

An apparatus, program product and method dynamically select a physical network interface for use by an application running on a networked computer in a manner that attempts to minimize bandwidth contention between application-related operations and any operating system critical storage operations that may be initiated by an operating system resident on the same networked computer. The dynamic selection prioritizes at least one physical network interface that does not handle operating system critical storage operations over at least one physical network interface that does handle operating system critical storage operations, thus minimizing the likelihood of the application causing poor performance and/or failure of the operating system due to contention over limited network resources.

Physical network interface selection to minimize contention with operating system critical storage operations

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Michael Anthony Migliacio