Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Staged discovery in a data storage fabric
- Patent Title (中): 在数据存储架构中分阶段发现
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Application No.: US13563166Application Date: 2012-07-31
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Publication No.: US08972618B2Publication Date: 2015-03-03
- Inventor: Michael G Myrah , Balaji Natrajan , Chaowen Tan
- Applicant: Michael G Myrah , Balaji Natrajan , Chaowen Tan
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Develpment Company, L.P.
- Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Develpment Company, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Dicke, Billig & Czaja, PLLC
- Main IPC: G06F3/00
- IPC: G06F3/00

Abstract:
A method of performing discovery in a data storage fabric is disclosed. Performing discovery includes performing a first stage of discovery on expanders in the data storage fabric prior to broadcasting a discovery command to initiators on the data storage fabric. After the first stage has completed, providing the discovery command to the initiators to perform a second stage of discovery.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140040510A1 STAGED DISCOVERY IN A DATA STORAGE FABRIC Public/Granted day:2014-02-06
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