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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsJames P. Allen, Marcus Bryan Grande, Madhuranath Narasipur Krishna Iyengar, Robert George Kovacs, John Leslie Neemidge, Marshon Larapheal Robinson
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In traditional Fiber Channel systems, remote devices connected to the Fiber Channel network using a bridge or included in a storage enclosure are not tracked. If a remote device, such as a SCSI disk device, is removed or swapped, data errors such as data corruption can result. 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 first time the remote device is used, the device identifier is obtained and stored by the Fiber Channel device using the remote device. This device identifier is compared with subsequently obtained identifiers. If the identifiers match, communication with the remote device occurs. However, if the identifiers do not match, an error condition is raised indicating that the remote device has been removed or swapped.
A method for communicating with a remote device accessible from a Fibre Channel network, said method comprising:
An information handling system comprising:
A computer program product for communicating with a remote device accessible from a Fibre Channel network, said computer program product comprising:
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