N-port ID virtualization (NPIV) proxy module, NPIV proxy switching system and methods
US8661518B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 13, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/70
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of an N-Port ID virtualization (NPIV) proxy module, NPIV proxy switching system, and methods are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. In some embodiments, login requests are distributed over a plurality of available N-ports to allow servers to be functionally coupled to F-ports of a plurality of fiber-channel (FC) switches. Fiber-channel identifiers (FCIDs) are assigned to the servers in response to the logon requests to provide single end-host operations for each of the servers.
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