Methods and apparatus for selecting a virtualization engine

Details Methods and apparatus for selecting a virtualization engine Methods and apparatus for selecting a virtualization engine

2006-03-07

2009-06-16

Patel, Hetul (Department: 2186)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Specific memory composition

C711S170000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07549017

ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus are provided for efficiently selecting virtualization engines in storage area networks. Initiators, targets, and candidate virtualization engines associated with a virtual logical unit number (VLUN) are identified and characteristics such as latency, network topology, load, and mirroring and striping characteristics are analyzed and used to efficiently select a virtualization engine for a particular VLUN in a storage area network. A virtualization engine can be implemented in a line card associated with a fibre channel switch.

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