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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2012
Applicant:
Emc Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Inventor:
Joseph C. Pittman, Apex, NC (US);
Assignee:
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/00 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/08954 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for load balancing for virtual connections over a fiber channel network, the virtual connections using SCSI. The method including finding a one-way reassignment of a virtual connection (VC) from busiest VCE or locality domain to least busy VCE or locality domain placing the busiest VCE or locality domain and least busy VCE or locality domain in a target load range without reversing a load order, and executing the reassignment by a server fiber channel adapter.