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AssigneeEMC IP Holding Company LLC
InventorsKishore Ravisankar Alampalli, Ravi Prakash Reddy Mittamida
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In embodiments, there is disclosed, systems, methods, and computer program products for discovering a physical host or a virtual host in a storage network comprising: querying a name server database; obtaining from the name server database a port name and a port worldwide number for a port connected to a switch, wherein the switch is part of the storage network; determining using the name server database if the port is, an initiator port or a target port; and for an initiator port, determining using the name server database a host name corresponding to the physical host or virtual host, wherein the physical host or the virtual host is connected to the initiator port.
A method for discovering a host in a storage network comprising:
The method of claim I, wherein determining if the port is an initiator port or a target port further comprises:
The method of claim I, wherein determining a host name further comprises:
The method of claim, 1 wherein the storage network is managed by a storage management resources tool.
A system for discovering a host in a storage network comprising:
A non-transitory, computer readable medium comprising code stored thereon that, when executed, performs the following acts:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.