Deciding booting of a server based on whether its virtual initiator is currently used by another server or not
US9164773B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/182
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method includes determining, by a management controller of a first server in a storage network, if a first virtual initiator is used by a second server in the storage network, wherein the first virtual initiator includes first boot information for allocating a first storage resource of the storage network, aborting a boot up of the first server in response to determining that the first virtual initiator is being used by the second server, and proceeding with the boot up of the first server in response to determining that the first virtual initiator is not used by the second server, wherein the boot up proceeds using the first boot information to allocate the first storage resource to the first server.
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