Storage system comprising function for migrating virtual communication port added to physical communication port
US8078690B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q1/56
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A switch unit, which is connected to one or more computers and one or more storage systems, comprises an update function for updating transfer management information (a routing table, for example). The storage system has a function for adding a virtual port to a physical port. The storage system migrates the virtual port addition destination from a first physical port to a second physical port and transmits a request of a predetermined type which includes identification information on the virtual port of the migration target to the switch unit. The transfer management information is updated by the update function of the switch unit so that the transfer destination which corresponds with the migration target virtual port is the switch port connected to the second physical port.
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