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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2010
Filed:
May. 24, 2007
Richard L. Mouser, Houston, TX (US);
Joseph F. Desimone, Jr., Worcester, MA (US);
Michael P. Maley, Houston, TX (US);
Richard L. Mouser, Houston, TX (US);
Joseph F. DeSimone, Jr., Worcester, MA (US);
Michael P. Maley, Houston, TX (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
There is provided techniques for automating attachment of a server to a storage area network (SAN). In accordance with one embodiment, a method is provided which includes storing identifiers in a memory associated with an enclosure adapted to house one or more servers. The identifiers are correlated to a particular location of the enclosure. Additionally, the method includes providing the identifiers from the memory to host bus adapters (HBAs) associated with a particular location when a server is placed in the particular location.