Bandwidth control for storage port communications

Abstract

One or more aspects of the present disclosure relate to controlling input/output consumption to prevent port congestion in storage networks. A storage array detects initiator port speeds and maps them to storage ports using masking information. The system tracks aggregate IO consumption across connected storage ports, including in NPIV environments where multiple WWNs share a physical host bus adapter port. When consumption exceeds a threshold of the initiator's bandwidth capacity, the system implements IO limiting to prevent overwhelming the initiator with return payload. Using FDMI information, the system identifies WWNs associated with the same physical port and manages bandwidth allocation across initiators through equal or weighted distribution. This prevents switch credit buffer overflow by controlling data transmission rates between storage ports and initiators. The solution addresses traditional single-WWN configurations and NPIV environments where multiple WWNs operate on a single physical port.