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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2008
Louie Arthur Dickens, Tucson, AZ (US);
Laurence William Holley, Tucson, AZ (US);
Nancy Vedder Ryson, Tucson, AZ (US);
Louie Arthur Dickens, Tucson, AZ (US);
Laurence William Holley, Tucson, AZ (US);
Nancy Vedder Ryson, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Apparatus, method, and computer program product embodiments for analyzing and configuring a fibre channel link and topology using a portable device are provided. A network microchip is programmed to select at least one of an available plurality of operating modes based on a first user input. The plurality of operating modes include a manual speed selection mode for manually selecting a link speed based on a second user input, an auto speed selection mode for automatically negotiating a highest supported link speed, an auto topology negotiation mode for discovering and reporting all possible port configurations, and a manual topology selection mode for selecting a fibre channel topology based on a third user input.