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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2020
Emc Ip Holding Company Llc, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Peniel Charles, Bangalore, IN;
Joseph G. Kanjirathinkal, Cary, NC (US);
Owen Crowley, Carrigaline, IE;
Manikandan Sethuraman, Bangalore, IN;
EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
Switch topology-aware path selection in an information processing system is provided. For example, an apparatus comprises a host device comprising a processor coupled to a memory. The host device is configured to communicate with a storage system over a network with a plurality of switches. The host device is further configured to obtain topology information associated with the plurality of switches in the network, and select a path from the host device to the storage system through one or more of the plurality of switches based at least in part on the obtained topology information.