Invention Grant
US08135858B2 Isolation switch for fibre channel fabrics in storage area networks
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存储区域网络光纤通道结构隔离开关
- Patent Title: Isolation switch for fibre channel fabrics in storage area networks
- Patent Title (中): 存储区域网络光纤通道结构隔离开关
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Application No.: US13238815Application Date: 2011-09-21
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Publication No.: US08135858B2Publication Date: 2012-03-13
- Inventor: Santosh Shanbhag , Richard L. Hammons , Balakumar N. Kaushik , Vincent W. Guan
- Applicant: Santosh Shanbhag , Richard L. Hammons , Balakumar N. Kaushik , Vincent W. Guan
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherford & Brucculeri, LLP
- Main IPC: G06F15/173
- IPC: G06F15/173
Abstract:
An isolation switch blade Fibre Channel switch presents F_ports to form a first Fibre Channel fabric and N_ports to a second Fibre Channel fabric to appear as node devices. The isolation switch blade may be used to connect a plurality of blade servers to a Fibre Channel fabric. Fabric events engendered by the insertion or removal of hot-pluggable devices are handled by the isolation switch blade and “event storms” on the Fibre Channel fabric are avoided. The isolation switch blade presents the blade servers to the FC fabric as a virtualized N_port.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120011297A1 Isolation Switch for Fibre Channel Fabrics in Storage Area Networks Public/Granted day:2012-01-12
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