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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2004
Lisa Anne Huston, S.W. Rochester, MN (US);
David Lynn Merbach, N.E. Rochester, MN (US);
Daryl Edward Mowrer, NW Rochester, MN (US);
Sunil Bharadwaj, Portland, OR (US);
Kevin Joseph Webster, Tigard, OR (US);
Lisa Anne Huston, S.W. Rochester, MN (US);
David Lynn Merbach, N.E. Rochester, MN (US);
Daryl Edward Mowrer, NW Rochester, MN (US);
Sunil Bharadwaj, Portland, OR (US);
Kevin Joseph Webster, Tigard, OR (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are provided for configuring a network feature for a network fabric. The apparatus includes an input module, a discovery module, a selection module and an assignment module. The input module receives a network feature configuration for a network fabric. The discovery module determines the network feature capabilities of each of a plurality of agents coupled to the network fabric. The selection module selects a preferred agent from the plurality of agents. The assignment module assigns the preferred agent to apply the network feature configuration to the network fabric through a management interface coupling the preferred agent to the network fabric.