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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2003
James Chien-chiung Chen, Tucson, AZ (US);
Chung Man Fung, San Francisco, CA (US);
Patricia Ching LU, Fremont, CA (US);
Minh-ngoc Le Huynh, San Jose, CA (US);
James Chien-Chiung Chen, Tucson, AZ (US);
Chung Man Fung, San Francisco, CA (US);
Patricia Ching Lu, Fremont, CA (US);
Minh-Ngoc Le Huynh, San Jose, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Provided are a method, system, and program monitoring paths between a first controller and second controller. A determination is made as to whether one path has been unavailable for a predetermined time period in response to detecting that the path is unavailable. Indication is made that the path is in a first failed state if the path has been unavailable for more than the predetermined time period and indication is made that the path is in a second failed state if the path has not been unavailable for the predetermined time period.