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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2017
Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Fred A. Bower, III, Durham, NC (US);
Caihong Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Xiao Dong Du, Shanghai, CN;
Patrick L. Caporale, Cary, NC (US);
Jeffrey R. Hamilton, Pittsboro, NC (US);
James J. Parsonese, Cary, NC (US);
Pravin Patel, Cary, NC (US);
LENOVO ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
Topology discovery between compute nodes and interconnect switches including creating, on an interconnect switch, a virtual topology discovery device for a first port, wherein the interconnect switch is coupled to a compute node via the first port, and wherein the virtual topology discovery device comprises a port identifier for the first port; mapping the virtual topology discovery device to the first port; receiving an inventory request from the compute node via the first port; routing the inventory request to the virtual topology discovery device for the first port; and sending, from the virtual topology discovery device for the first port, the port identifier to the compute node.