System and Method for Implementing a Virtual Switch
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsGaurav Chawla, Saikrishna Kotha
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Abstract
Systems and methods for implementing a virtual switch are disclosed. A system may include a plurality of information handling systems and a network of physical switches interfaced between the plurality of information handling systems and configured to communicatively couple the plurality of information handling systems to each other. The network of physical switches may include a plurality of participating physical switches. The plurality of participating physical switch may be configured as a virtual switch such that the plurality of participating physical switches appears as a single logical switch to devices external to the plurality of participating physical switches.
Claims20
A method for implementing a virtual switch, comprising:
- identifying a plurality of participating physical switches for membership in the virtual switch;
- and
- configuring the participating physical switches such that the virtual switch appears as a single logical switch to devices external to the virtual switch.
A virtual switch comprising a plurality of participating physical switches, wherein the participating physical switches are configured such that the virtual switch appears as a single logical switch to devices external to the virtual switch.
A system including:
- a plurality of information handling systems;
- and
- a network of physical switches interfaced between the plurality of information handling systems and configured to communicatively couple the plurality of information handling systems to each other;
- wherein the network of physical switches includes a plurality of participating physical switches, the plurality of participating physical switch configured as a virtual switch such that the plurality of participating physical switches appears as a single logical switch to devices external to the plurality of participating physical switches.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.