Computer system having a plurality of storage networks and method for setting information
US7206823B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a computer system having two or more kinds of storage networks, effective information is set by use of network identifiers. An identifier acquisition unit, and a router information acquisition unit, of a management computer acquire a network identifier of a port, and information about the port connection relationship, from a computer and a protocol-conversion-type router. An identifier analyzing unit creates an identifier path from each computer to a storage device. A setting judgment unit judges whether this identifier path is independent of, or shared by, identifier paths of the other computers. According to the judgment, instead of using a network identifier of the computer, a setting execution unit uses, for information settings, an identifier of a port on the low-order side of the protocol-conversion-type router or a logical identifier that is generated.
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