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Managing virtual network ports

US10263907B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Stefan Amann · Eppelheim, DE
Gerhard Banzhaf · Nufringen, DE
Joseph M. Gdaniec · Hyde Park, US
Jaya Srikrishnan · Wappingers Falls, US
Eric A. Weinmann · Endicott, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 9, 2014
Grant date	Apr 16, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 23, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2009/45595
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Managing virtual network ports on a physical server to provide a virtual server access to a group of storage resources through a network. A storage access group representing a group of storage resources is generated. A virtual server is generated on a hypervisor executed on the physical server. Access to the network is activated for the virtual server. A management console is provided for creating and managing the storage access group providing access to the group of storage resources for the virtual server from one or more physical servers. The management console includes a virtual server management facility and a storage access group facility. The virtual server management facility allows for managing virtual server definitions and activating, deactivating, and migrating virtual servers. The storage access group facility allows for managing virtual network port descriptions, administrating network port names, and creating, activating and deactivating virtual network ports.

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