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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
May. 13, 2024
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Louie A. Dickens, Vernon, AZ (US);
Tara Astigarraga, Fairport, NY (US);
Maunik Patel, Tucson, AZ (US);
Jimmy Pazhoor John, Cary, NC (US);
Kieron Dirk Anthony Hinds, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Provided are a method, system, and computer program product in which operations are performed to establish communication with a plurality of hosts that are coupled to a plurality of storage devices over a storage area network (SAN). Further operations are performed to discover and report those hosts of the plurality of hosts that are currently or have previously been SAN booted to one or more logical unit numbers (LUNs) within one or more storage devices of the plurality of storage devices.