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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2004
Gil Tene, San Carlos, CA (US);
Shyam Prasad Pillalamarri, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Michael Wolf, San Francisco, CA (US);
Gil Tene, San Carlos, CA (US);
Shyam Prasad Pillalamarri, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Michael Wolf, San Francisco, CA (US);
Azul Systems, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A technique is disclosed for redirecting information in a segmented virtual machine. The technique includes sending information to a shell VM and redirecting the information to bypass the shell VM. A technique for evaluating whether to redirect information may include sending a discovery packet, receiving a reply to the discovery packet; and determining whether a switch is capable of stitching based on the reply. A technique for responding to a discovery packet may include receiving the discovery packet at a switch and sending a response indicating a capability of the switch.