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Apparatus system and method for distributing configuration parameter

US8166166B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Jesse P. Arroyo · Rochester, US
Joseph E. Bolan · Cary, US
Thomas M. Brey · Cary, US
Josep Cors · Rochester, US
Gregory W. Dake · Durham, US
Scott N. Dunham · Raleigh, US
William G. Holland · Cary, US
Theodore B. Vojnovich · Cary, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 15, 2005
Grant date	Apr 24, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 4, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L61/5014
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for distributing configuration parameters. The present invention includes one or more storage devices configured to store data, a first DHCP server configured to process DHCP messages and redirect communications regarding configuration parameters for the storage devices to a second DHCP server, and a configuration datastore configured to store configuration parameters for the storage devices. The second DHCP server may be configured to process DHCP messages and retrieve configuration parameters for the storage devices from the configuration datastore. In certain embodiments, each storage initiator communicates with the DHCP servers, receives the configuration parameters such as iSCSI parameters, and provides the configuration parameters to one or more storage devices.

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