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Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020

Filed:

Jul. 11, 2017
Applicant:

Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Karthik Subramani, Karnataka, IN;

Venu Gopal Tummala, Karnataka, IN;

Kishan Kumar Kotari Uppunda, Karnataka, IN;

Assignee:

CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/931 (2013.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 12/947 (2013.01); H04L 12/751 (2013.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G06F 16/23 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 49/357 (2013.01); G06F 3/067 (2013.01); G06F 3/0622 (2013.01); G06F 3/0637 (2013.01); H04L 12/28 (2013.01); H04L 41/0813 (2013.01); H04L 41/0893 (2013.01); H04L 41/12 (2013.01); H04L 45/02 (2013.01); H04L 49/25 (2013.01); H04L 63/101 (2013.01); G06F 16/235 (2019.01); H04L 41/0803 (2013.01); H04L 67/1097 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided are techniques for the efficient distribution of peer zone databases in a FC Fabric. In an example, a switch instantiates a peer zone definition defining a peer zone in which two or more initiator host devices are each permitted to communicate with one or more target storage devices via the switched FC fabric and the two or more initiator host devices are prevented from communicating with each other. The switch stores the peer zone definition in a peer zone database at the FC switch, and distributes the peer zone definition to other FC switches of the switched FC fabric without performing a Fabric lock operation.


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