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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Sriharsha Jayanarayana, Bangalore, IN;
Deepak Kumar, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Sudheer R. Yelanduru, Bangalore, IN;
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Data traffic switching among computing device in a SAN environment is disclosed herein. According to an aspect, a method may be implemented at an NPV device that is associated with multiple computing devices positioned behind the NPV device in a SAN. The method may also include receiving zoning information associated with the computing devices. The method may also include determining, based on the zoning information a map for switching data traffic among the computing devices. Further, the method may include switching the data traffic among the computing devices based on the determined map.