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Method for managing virtual instances of a physical port attached to a network

US7739415B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Gerhard Banzhaf · Nufringen, DE
Stefan Mueller · Villingen, DE
Jaya Srikrishnan · Wappingers Falls, US
Frank W. Brice, Jr. · Kingston, US
Giles R. Frazier · Austin, US
Ingo Adlung · Altdorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 30, 2006
Grant date	Jun 15, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 3, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L2101/622
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method, a computer program product and a system for managing virtual instances of a physical port attached to a network. The method is based on the Fiber Channel N_Port virtualisation for a physical Fibre Channel N_Port. Multiple virtual Fibre Channel adapters share a single physical N_Port among multiple operating system instances. The invention discloses means for the automatic and persistent generation and administration of unique Worldwide Port Names needed for the N_Port virtualisation.

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