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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2007
Raymond R. Gomez, Tucson, AZ (US);
Esteban Rios, Tucson, AZ (US);
Ashaki A. Ricketts, Tucson, AZ (US);
Raymond R. Gomez, Tucson, AZ (US);
Esteban Rios, Tucson, AZ (US);
Ashaki A. Ricketts, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method includes providing a chassis comprising multiple slots, with each slot having a unique slot number assigned thereto. Multiple servers, each having at least one globally unique identifier associated therewith, are provided to plug into one or more of the slots. At least one storage device is provided having one or more storage volumes. To map volumes to specific servers, a volume may be assigned to a slot by identifying a slot number associated with the slot. This slot may then be mapped to a globally unique identifier associated with a server plugged into the slot. In selected embodiments, the globally unique identifier includes a WWNN, a WWPN, or other unique identifier.