Server identification assignment in a distributed switched storage environment
US8176156B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 12, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1097
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for assigning/obtaining enclosure identification numbers in a distributed switch storage system. The method takes advantage a network topology wherein one port on the switch is always used as a downstream connection (towards a control station) and one always used as an upstream connection (away from the control station). Using single-hop type packets an assignment arbitration protocol ensures that each enclosure is assigned a unique and predictable Enclosure ID.
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