公开(公告)号：US07930377B2

公开(公告)日：2011-04-19

申请号：US10957465

申请日：2004-10-01

申请人： Shishir Shah ,  Edward C McGlaughlin

发明人： Shishir Shah ,  Edward C McGlaughlin

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L67/1097 ,  G06F9/4405 ,  H04L67/325 ,  H04L67/34

摘要： A method and system for booting a server and/or server blade in a network is provided. The system includes, a boot server that is used to store plural WWPNs, an active profile for the server and a boot schedule, wherein a HBA registers a default WWPN and/or HBA profile with the boot server and if the HBA is configured to boot using a management application, the boot server provides a WWPN to the HBA. The management application includes, a graphical user interface for creating a LUN for a storage system and assigning the LUN to be a boot LUN, wherein the graphical user interface can access a boot server for booting a server.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于在网络中引导服务器和/或服务器刀片的方法和系统。 该系统包括用于存储多个WWPN的引导服务器，用于服务器的活动配置文件和启动计划，其中HBA与引导服务器注册默认WWPN和/或HBA配置文件，以及如果HBA被配置为启动 使用管理应用程序，引导服务器向HBA提供WWPN。 管理应用程序包括用于创建存储系统的LUN并将LUN分配为引导LUN的图形用户界面，其中图形用户界面可以访问引导服务器以引导服务器。

公开(公告)号：US07646767B2

公开(公告)日：2010-01-12

申请号：US10894978

申请日：2004-07-20

申请人： Frank R Dropps ,  Edward C McGlaughlin ,  Steven M Betker

发明人： Frank R Dropps ,  Edward C McGlaughlin ,  Steven M Betker

IPC分类号： H04L12/28

CPC分类号： H04L45/745 ,  H04L45/00 ,  H04L45/24 ,  H04L49/101

摘要： A method and system for routing fiber channel frames using a fiber channel switch element is provided. The switch element includes, a hashing module whose output is used to select the column from a look up table to route frames. The method includes, indexing a look up table using domain, area, virtual storage area network identifier, a hashing module output and/or AL_PA values; selecting a column from the look up table based on a column select signal; and routing a frame if a route is valid. The hashing module takes a fiber channel header to generate a pseudo random value used for selecting a column from the look up table. The hashing module uses same field values in an exchange to generate the pseudo random value. A hash function is used on a frame's OX_ID, D_ID, S_ID, and/or RX_ID to route fiber channel frames.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种使用光纤通道切换元件路由光纤通道帧的方法和系统。 开关元件包括散列模块，其输出用于从查找表中选择列以路由帧。 该方法包括使用域，区域，虚拟存储区域网络标识符，散列模块输出和/或AL_PA值来索引查找表; 基于列选择信号从查找表中选择列; 并且如果路由有效，则路由一个帧。 散列模块采用光纤信道报头来产生用于从查找表中选择列的伪随机值。 散列模块在交换中使用相同的字段值来生成伪随机值。 在帧的OX_ID，D_ID，S_ID和/或RX_ID上使用散列函数来路由光纤信道帧。

公开(公告)号：US07660302B2

公开(公告)日：2010-02-09

申请号：US11453500

申请日：2006-06-15

申请人： Edward C McGlaughlin

发明人： Edward C McGlaughlin

IPC分类号： H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/56

CPC分类号： H04L47/10 ,  H04L47/29 ,  H04L49/3009 ,  H04L49/351 ,  H04L49/357

摘要： A Fibre Channel Switch element and method for Inter-Fabric routing is provided. The switch element includes a switch port whose worldwide port number is used in a zone set to enable Inter-Fabric frame routing without using Inter-Fabric frame headers. The method includes querying a Name Server to determine world wide port numbers of devices; storing query results in an Inter-Fabric Name Server module; extracting world wide port numbers for each switch port; registering Proxy Devices with the Name Server, wherein the Proxy Devices interface with the switch ports as if it was they were actual devices to route Inter-Fabric frames; and establishing Fabric Address Translator entries so that source identification values and destination identification values are mapped to route Inter-Fabric frames without using Inter-Fabric frame headers.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于帧间路由的光纤通道交换机元件和方法。 交换机元件包括一个交换机端口，其全球端口号在区域集合中使用，以在不使用帧间帧头的情况下启用帧间路由帧间路由。 该方法包括查询名称服务器以确定设备的全球端口号; 将查询结果存储在帧间名称服务器模块中; 为每个交换机端口提取世界各地的端口号; 使用名称服务器注册代理设备，其中具有交换机端口的代理设备接口就像它们是实际的设备来路由Inter-Fabric帧; 并建立Fabric Address Translator条目，使源标识值和目的地标识值映射到路由帧间帧，而不使用帧间帧头。

公开(公告)号：US07340167B2

公开(公告)日：2008-03-04

申请号：US10961463

申请日：2004-10-08

申请人： Edward C McGlaughlin

发明人： Edward C McGlaughlin

IPC分类号： H04J14/00 ,  G06F15/173 ,  G06F13/00 ,  H04L12/28

CPC分类号： H04L49/357 ,  H04L49/101 ,  H04L49/253 ,  H04L49/30

摘要： A method and a Fibre Channel switch element are provided that allows communication between a host system and a target device attached to a proprietary switch fabric in a network. The Fibre Channel switch element includes a first port that communicates with the target device through the proprietary switch fabric by logging on behalf of the host system so that the proprietary switch behaves as if it was directly communicating with the host system; and a second port that communicates with the host system and collects host bus adapter (“HBA”) identification information, wherein the HBA identification information is used to map the first port to the second port so that when the host system communicates with the target device the Fibre Channel switch element is transparent to the proprietary switch fabric.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种方法和光纤通道交换机元件，其允许主机系统和连接到网络中的专用交换机结构的目标设备之间的通信。 光纤通道交换机元件包括第一端口，其通过专用交换结构与目标设备进行通信，代表主机系统进行登录，使得专用交换机的行为就好像直接与主机系统通信; 以及与所述主机系统通信并收集主机总线适配器（“HBA”）识别信息的第二端口，其中所述HBA识别信息用于将所述第一端口映射到所述第二端口，使得当所述主机系统与所述目标设备通信时 光纤通道交换机元件对于专用交换矩阵是透明的。

公开(公告)号：US07542676B2

公开(公告)日：2009-06-02

申请号：US12031585

申请日：2008-02-14

申请人： Edward C McGlaughlin

发明人： Edward C McGlaughlin

IPC分类号： H04J14/00 ,  G06F15/173 ,  G06F13/00 ,  H04L12/28

CPC分类号： H04L49/357 ,  H04L49/101 ,  H04L49/253 ,  H04L49/30

摘要： A method and a Fibre Channel switch element are provided that allows communication between a host system and a target device attached to a proprietary switch fabric in a network. The Fibre Channel switch element includes a first port that communicates with the target device through the proprietary switch fabric by logging on behalf of the host system so that the proprietary switch behaves as if it was directly communicating with the host system; and a second port that communicates with the host system and collects host bus adapter (“HBA”) identification information, wherein the HBA identification information is used to map the first port to the second port so that when the host system communicates with the target device the Fibre Channel switch element is transparent to the proprietary switch fabric.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种方法和光纤通道交换机元件，其允许主机系统和连接到网络中的专用交换机结构的目标设备之间的通信。 光纤通道交换机元件包括第一端口，其通过专用交换结构与目标设备进行通信，代表主机系统进行登录，使得专用交换机的行为就好像直接与主机系统通信; 以及与所述主机系统通信并收集主机总线适配器（“HBA”）识别信息的第二端口，其中所述HBA识别信息用于将所述第一端口映射到所述第二端口，使得当所述主机系统与所述目标设备通信时 光纤通道交换机元件对于专用交换矩阵是透明的。

公开(公告)号：US07103504B1

公开(公告)日：2006-09-05

申请号：US10719077

申请日：2003-11-21

申请人： Edward C McGlaughlin ,  John P Wagner ,  William C Backstrom

发明人： Edward C McGlaughlin ,  John P Wagner ,  William C Backstrom

IPC分类号： G06F11/30

CPC分类号： G06F11/3089 ,  G06F11/0709 ,  G06F11/0727 ,  G06F11/0751 ,  G06F11/0793 ,  G06F11/3006 ,  G06F11/3034 ,  G06F11/3041 ,  G06F11/3044 ,  G06F11/3058 ,  G06F2201/86 ,  H04L41/0681 ,  H04L43/16 ,  H04L49/357 ,  H04L49/358 ,  H04L49/555

摘要： A method and system for monitoring events in a storage area network is provided. The system includes a threshold monitoring module that receives a message from plural monitoring agents indicating if a parameter varies from a threshold value, and in response to the message, the threshold monitoring module coordinates an event. The threshold values are stored and updated in a threshold table. The monitoring agents include a Chassis monitoring module, a fabric monitoring module, a port monitoring module, and/or an Nx_port event monitoring module. An event response module is notified of the variation and an event is generated in response to the notification based on an event table. The method includes, monitoring plural events by using plural monitoring agents in a fabric switch; comparing a parameter value to a threshold value for the parameter; and notifying a threshold monitoring module if the parameter value varies from the threshold value.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于监视存储区域网络中的事件的方法和系统。 该系统包括阈值监视模块，其从多个监视代理接收指示参数是否从阈值变化的消息，并且响应于该消息，阈值监控模块协调事件。 阈值在阈值表中存储和更新。 监控代理包括机箱监控模块，结构监控模块，端口监控模块和/或Nx_port事件监控模块。 事件响应模块被通知变化，并且响应于基于事件表的通知而生成事件。 该方法包括：通过在织物交换机中使用多个监视代理来监视多个事件; 将参数值与参数的阈值进行比较; 如果参数值与阈值不同，通知阈值监控模块。