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Target port set selection for a connection path based on comparison of respective loads

US10733131B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 1, 2019
Grant dateAug 4, 2020
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Expiry dateFeb 1, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/1668
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In some examples, to define a connection path of an initiator to target ports of a plurality of controller nodes that manage access of data in a storage system, a provisioning system determines loads of respective sets of target ports, and selects a selected set of target ports from among the sets of target ports for inclusion in the connection path based on the determined loads.

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