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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Vmware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Krishna Raj Raja, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Ajay Gulati, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
VMware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); G06F 9/455 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); H04L 12/729 (2013.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/45558 (2013.01); G06F 3/067 (2013.01); G06F 3/0613 (2013.01); G06F 3/0635 (2013.01); H04L 41/12 (2013.01); H04L 45/125 (2013.01); H04L 67/1097 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45579 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45583 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45591 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments perform centralized input/output (I/O) path selection for hosts accessing storage devices in distributed resource sharing environments. The path selection accommodates loads along the paths through the fabric and at the storage devices. Topology changes may also be identified and automatically initiated. Some embodiments contemplate the hosts executing a plurality of virtual machines (VMs) accessing logical unit numbers (LUNs) in a storage area network (SAN).