Discovery of storage area network devices for a virtual machine
US9003027B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 17, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0653
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for discovering a plurality of storage area network (SAN) devices for a virtual machine. At a SAN device of the plurality of SAN devices, physically adjacent SAN devices connected to the SAN device are discovered. The physically adjacent SAN devices connected to the SAN device are registered at a name server.
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