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Patent No.:

US 7917660 B1

Expired

Date of Patent:

Mar. 29, 2011

Filed:

Aug. 13, 2007

Consistent data storage subsystem configuration replication in accordance with port enablement sequencing of a zoneable switch

Applicants:

Linda Van Patten Benhase, Tucson, AZ (US);

John Charles Elliott, Tucson, AZ (US);

Robert Akira Kubo, Tucson, AZ (US);

Gregg Steven Lucas, Tucson, AZ (US);

Inventors:

Linda Van Patten Benhase, Tucson, AZ (US);

John Charles Elliott, Tucson, AZ (US);

Robert Akira Kubo, Tucson, AZ (US);

Gregg Steven Lucas, Tucson, AZ (US);

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Attorney:

John H. Holcombe

Primary Examiner:

Henry W Tsai

Assistant Examiner:

Titus Wong

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

G06F 3/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

Abstract

Consistency for replicating data storage subsystem configurations in accordance with a 'golden' configuration file. A data storage subsystem comprises a blade system configured to support a plurality of blades and a storage system, each arranged in a predetermined slot of the blade system, and at least one zoneable switch whose zoning is disabled at power on. A management module operates the blade system to power on all slots. The storage system, in accordance with a 'golden' configuration file, transfers port enablement sequencing to the switch, and the switch enables and zones ports in sequence to allow the server blades to see the storage system in accordance with the port enablement sequence. The storage system is configured with the “golden” configuration file to log on the server blades in accordance with the port enablement sequence to logically configure the server blades in accordance with the “golden” configuration file.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Van Patten Benhase, Linda. (2011). Consistent data storage subsystem configuration replication in accordance with port enablement sequencing of a zoneable switch (U.S. Patent No. 7917660). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7917660

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