Fiber channel fabric login/logout system

An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:

• a processing system;
• and
• a memory system that is coupled to the processing system and that includes instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to provide a login/logout engine that is configured to:
• receive, from an endpoint device, a first FC fabric login communication;
• perform, with an FC switch device in response to the first FC fabric login communication, FC fabric login operations that result in creation of an FC fabric session between the endpoint device and the FC switch device and storage of FC fabric session information for the FC fabric session in at least one hardware table;
• determine that an FC fabric session time period for the FC fabric session has passed and, in response, end the FC fabric session by clearing the FC fabric session information from the at least one hardware table, and storing the FC fabric session information in at least one software table;
• receive, from the endpoint device subsequent to the ending of the FC fabric session information, a second FC fabric login communication;
• and
• recreate, in response to the second FC fabric login communication, the FC fabric session between the endpoint device and the FC switch device by transferring the FC fabric session information from the at least one software table to the at least one hardware table.

A method for providing for logging in and logging out of an FC fabric, comprising:

• receiving, by an intermediate Fiber Channel (FC) fabric device from an endpoint device, a first FC fabric login communication;
• performing, by the intermediate FC fabric device with an FC switch device in response to the first FC fabric login communication, FC fabric login operations that result in the creation of an FC fabric session between the endpoint device and FC switch device and storage of FC fabric session information for the FC fabric session in at least one hardware table;
• determining, by the intermediate FC fabric device, that an FC fabric session time period for the FC fabric session has passed and, in response, ending the FC fabric session by clearing the FC fabric session information from the at least one hardware table, and storing the FC fabric session information in at least one software table;
• receiving, by the intermediate FC fabric device from the endpoint device subsequent to the ending of the FC fabric session information, a second FC fabric login communication;
• and
• recreating, by the intermediate FC fabric device in response to the second FC fabric login communication, the FC fabric session between the endpoint device and the FC switch device by transferring the FC fabric session information from the at least one software table to the at least one hardware table.