Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database design – Data structure types
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-08
2008-07-08
Lu, Kuen S. (Department: 2167)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database design
Data structure types
C707S793000, C709S250000, C709S213000, C709S227000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07398273
ABSTRACT:
A method apparatus and computer program product for providing access to host attribute information in a storage area network is disclosed. The storage area network is composed of a plurality of hosts coupled to at least one initiator. Each initiator is coupled to one or more targets and each initiator has an associated identifier. In each host, the identifier of the initiator is related to other host attribute information. The identifier may be, for example, a world wide name. The host attribute information including the identifier is sent from each of the plurality of hosts to the one or more targets and stored in memory of an associated storage array. Either a host or requestor remote from the storage array may request the collected host attribute information from the storage array. A topology of the storage area network may then be formed from the host attribute information of each host.
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Bauer Andreas L.
Dobberpuhl Walter T.
Ericson George M.
Hopkins Charles H.
Nicoletti Jennifer Lyn Milliken
Bromberg & Sunstein LLP
EMC Corporation
Lu Kuen S.
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