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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2019
Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Roberto Henrique Jacob Da Silva, Oak Park, CA (US);
Makoto Ono, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Chidambaram Bhagavathiperumal, Livermore, CA (US);
LENOVO ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
An apparatus includes a local compute node and a first networking switch. The first switch determines whether bi-directional communication is established with the compute node via a direct local link. A message received from an additional networking switch through an inter-switch link indicates whether the additional switch has its additional access/uplinks enabled. The first switch enables first access/uplinks in response to determining that the first switch has currently established bi-directional communication with the compute node and that the received message indicates that the additional networking switch has its additional access/uplinks disabled. The first networking switch disables the first access/uplinks on the first switch in response to determining that the first switch is currently unable to establish bi-directional communication with the compute node and/or receiving a message indicating that the additional networking switch has its additional access/uplinks enabled.