Hardware-independent detection of SAN logical volumes

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2011-07-05

2011-07-05

Wang, Albert (Department: 2115)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Digital data processing system initialization or configuration

Loading initialization program

C713S100000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07975136

ABSTRACT:
A system and method for determining a designated boot volume of a computer system coupled to a SAN is disclosed. The computer system is configured to boot from a logical volume on the SAN using a corresponding bus interface. One or more logical volumes within the SAN are identified and have code written to them. The code is executable to determine whether or not the computer system is configured to boot from that logical volume and to determine configuration information stored on the identified logical volumes.

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