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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2012
Sohail Hameed, Houston, TX (US);
Balaji Natrajan, Spring, TX (US);
Michael G. Myrah, Cypress, TX (US);
Sohail Hameed, Houston, TX (US);
Balaji Natrajan, Spring, TX (US);
Michael G. Myrah, Cypress, TX (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A first expander comprises a first PHY to be connected by a link to a second PHY of a second expander. The first expander is controlled by a first zone manager and the second expander is controlled by a second zone manager. The first zone manager is to determine whether the first zone manager is a link reset master. Based on the first zone manager being a link reset master and a first control bit corresponding to at least one of the first and second PHYs being set, the first zone manager initiates a reset of the link interconnecting the first and second PHYs. The first control bit is indicative of whether the second expander intends to be included in a zoned portion of a fabric.