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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2005
Jesse Paul Arroyo, Rochester, MN (US);
Joseph Edward Bolan, Morrissville, NC (US);
Thomas M. Brey, Cary, NC (US);
Josep Cors, Rochester, MN (US);
Gregory William Dake, Durham, NC (US);
Scott Neil Dunham, Raleigh, NC (US);
William Gavin Holland, Cary, NC (US);
Theodore Brian Vojnovich, Cary, NC (US);
Jesse Paul Arroyo, Rochester, MN (US);
Joseph Edward Bolan, Morrissville, NC (US);
Thomas M. Brey, Cary, NC (US);
Josep Cors, Rochester, MN (US);
Gregory William Dake, Durham, NC (US);
Scott Neil Dunham, Raleigh, NC (US);
William Gavin Holland, Cary, NC (US);
Theodore Brian Vojnovich, Cary, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for distributing configuration parameters. The present invention includes one or more storage devices configured to store data, a first DHCP server configured to process DHCP messages and redirect communications regarding configuration parameters for the storage devices to a second DHCP server, and a configuration datastore configured to store configuration parameters for the storage devices. The second DHCP server may be configured to process DHCP messages and retrieve configuration parameters for the storage devices from the configuration datastore. In certain embodiments, each storage initiator communicates with the DHCP servers, receives the configuration parameters such as iSCSI parameters, and provides the configuration parameters to one or more storage devices.