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Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 16, 2021
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Stephen Robert Guendert, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);

Michael James Becht, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);

Pasquale A. Catalano, Wallkill, NY (US);

Christopher J Colonna, Ossining, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0656 (2013.01); G06F 3/0604 (2013.01); G06F 3/0632 (2013.01); G06F 3/0659 (2013.01); G06F 3/067 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments include performing a host-initiated link reset in a storage area network (SAN). Aspects include identifying, by a host in communication with the SAN, each link in the SAN, wherein each link is defined by a pair of ports. Aspects also include obtaining, by the host, a buffer credit balance for each port in the SAN and obtaining, by the host, a buffer credit for each port in the SAN and causing a reset of a link associated with the port by transmitting a link reset record from the host to a control device of the link based on a determination that the buffer credit of a port in the SAN is below a threshold value.


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