Validating workload distribution in a storage area network
US9882841B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 23, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/125
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information system identifies redundant communication paths between a server and a storage device in a storage area network and classifies the state of the paths according to the distribution of workload amongst them. To make the classification, the information system pairs up active paths. For each pair of active paths, the information system identifies traffic data of the two paths. The information system compares the traffic data of the two paths. Based on the comparison, the information system determines whether workload is balanced or imbalanced between the two paths.
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