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US 2013/0097295 A1Published application
Storage area network configuration of virtual fibre channel ports prior to client creation
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsMaria deLourdes Garza, Krishnakumar Jinka, Greg R. Mewhinney, James A. Pafumi
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Abstract
Provided are techniques for providing a user interface on a storage virtualizer, the user interface configured to enable a worldwide unique identifier (WWPN) to be selectively activated on a storage area network (SAN), and setting up a zoning for the WWPN on the SAN prior to installation of a virtual I/O client and without a requirement that the user manually enter the WWPN.
Claims25
A method, comprising:
- providing a user interface on a storage virtualizer, the user interface configured to enable a worldwide unique identifier (WWPN) to be selectively activated on a storage area network (SAN);
- and
- setting up a zoning for the WWPN on the SAN prior to installation of a virtual I/O client that utilizes the WWPN and without a requirement that the WWPN be manually entered.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor;
- a computer-readable storage medium (CRSM) coupled to the processor;
- and
- logic, stored on the CRSM and executed on the processor, for:
- providing a user interface on a storage virtualizer, the user interface configured to enable a worldwide unique identifier (WWPN) to be selectively activated on a storage area network (SAN);
- and
- setting up a zoning for the WWPN on the SAN prior to installation of a virtual I/O client that utilizes the WWPN and without a requirement that the WWPN be manually entered.
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A computer programming product, comprising:
- a computer-readable storage medium (CRSM);
- and
- logic, stored on the CRSM for execution on a processor, for:
- providing a user interface on a storage virtualizer, the user interface configured to enable a worldwide unique identifier (WWPN) to be selectively activated on a storage area network (SAN);
- and
- setting up a zoning for the WWPN on the SAN prior to installation of a virtual I/O client that utilizes the WWPN and without a requirement that the WWPN be manually entered.
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A hardware management console (HMC), comprising:
- a processor;
- a computer-readable storage medium (CRSM) coupled to the processor;
- and
- logic, stored on the CRSM and executed on the processor, for:
- providing a user interface on a storage virtualizer, the user interface configured to enable a worldwide unique identifier (WWPN) to be selectively activated on a storage area network (SAN);
- and
- setting up a zoning for the WWPN on the SAN prior to installation of a virtual I/O client that utilizes the WWPN and without a requirement that the WWPN be manually entered.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.