Port throttling across an operating system restart during a hot upgrade
US8825993B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 1, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4411
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method includes tagging, by a processor executing a first operating system kernel, a region of a volatile memory used by a first storage area network (SAN) adapter driver coupled to a SAN adapter, and decoupling the first SAN adapter driver from the SAN adapter. A boot of a second operating system kernel is then initiated while preserving in the tagged region of the volatile memory contents stored therein. After the boot, a second SAN adapter driver is then coupled to the SAN adapter.
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