Apparatus, methods, and articles incorporating multiple path failover driver mechanism
US7363382B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2089
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method of maintaining connectivity between a host computer and a target on a storage router. A failover driver is established in a stack of an operating system of the host computer. A first network connection is established between the host computer and the target on the storage router. The failover driver monitors connectivity information associated with the first network connection and, if failure of the first network connection is detected, establishes a second network connection between the host computer and the target on the storage router.
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