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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2016
Netapp, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Tao Jin, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Evan Chiu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Hua Li, Cary, NC (US);
Roland Guioguio, San Jose, CA (US);
Wendell Griggs, Nevada City, CA (US);
James Loo, Brentwood, CA (US);
NetApp, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods which allow for one or more input/output (I/O) ports residing on a device in a storage network environment to be reconfigured in order to communicate using different protocols are provided. Embodiments may provide for dynamic reconfiguration of an I/O port while the device including the port is deployed in the storage network. In some instances, such reconfiguration may be managed locally and/or by a remote management processing resource in the storage network. In some embodiments, reconfiguration of an I/O port to communicate in a different protocol may be implemented, either manually or automatically, based on observed traffic data.