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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsJames P. Allen, Marcus Bryan Grande, Madhuranath Narasipur Krishana Iyengar, Robert George Kovacs, John Leslie Neemidge, Marshon Larapheal Robinson
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In traditional Fibre Channel systems, remote devices connected to the Fibre Channel network using a bridge or included in a storage enclosure are not tracked. A device identifier corresponding to the remote device is obtained from the remote device. The device identifier may include the remote device's serial number and other identifying information pertaining to the device. The remote device's vendor and product identifiers are retrieved and matched against a table of known vendor/product identifiers. If the match is successful, a predefined routine is located based on the match. The predefined routine is repeatedly used to retrieve the device identifier from the remote device. Communication with the remote device continues while the device identifier matches a previously stored device identifier corresponding to the device. When the device identifier no longer matches, an error occurs indicating that the remote device has been removed or swapped.
A method for identifying a remote device accessible from a Fibre Channel network, said method comprising:
An information handling system comprising:
A computer program product for identifying a remote device accessible from in a Fibre Channel network, said computer program product comprising:
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