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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2011
William J. Armstrong, Rochester, MN (US);
John M. Borkenhagen, Rochester, MN (US);
Martin J. Crippen, Apex, NC (US);
Dhruv M. Desai, Cary, NC (US);
David R. Engebretsen, Cannon Falls, MN (US);
Philip R. Hillier, Iii, Rochester, MN (US);
William G. Holland, Cary, NC (US);
James E. Hughes, Apex, NC (US);
James A. O'connor, Ulster Park, NY (US);
Steven M. Tri, Eyota, MN (US);
William J. Armstrong, Rochester, MN (US);
John M. Borkenhagen, Rochester, MN (US);
Martin J. Crippen, Apex, NC (US);
Dhruv M. Desai, Cary, NC (US);
David R. Engebretsen, Cannon Falls, MN (US);
Philip R. Hillier, III, Rochester, MN (US);
William G. Holland, Cary, NC (US);
James E. Hughes, Apex, NC (US);
James A. O'Connor, Ulster Park, NY (US);
Steven M. Tri, Eyota, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for reducing impact of a switch failure in a switch fabric. In one embodiment, a server system is provided that includes a midplane, one or more server cards and one or more switch cards. The midplane may include a fabric interconnect for a switch fabric. The one or more server cards may be coupled with the midplane, where each server card is hot-swappable from the midplane. The one or more switch cards may also be coupled with the midplane, where each switch card is also hot-swappable from the midplane. Each switch card includes one or more switch modules, and each switch module is configured to switch network traffic for at least one server card.