Systems and methods for auto-detection and auto-configuration of uplinks and server interfaces for storage solutions
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsRamesh Kumar SUBBIAH, Vibin VARGHESE
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Abstract
Presented are efficient systems and methods for automatically detecting and configuring network connections in Fibre Channel (FC) and similar networks. In various embodiments, this is accomplished by using an I/O module (IOM)'s fabric login (FLOGI) response or FLOGI request to identify the type of an uplink interface as either FC Gateway or FC Direct Attach, determining whether server interfaces coupled to the IOM support FCoE, and then, automatically configuring server interfaces based on the identified type of uplink interface.
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A computer-implemented method for automatically detecting and configuring connections in FCoE-based communications networks, the method comprising:
- using one of an I/O module (IOM)'s fabric login (FLOGI) response or FLOGI request to identify a type of uplink interface as either Fibre Channel (FC) Gateway or FC Direct Attach;
- determining whether server interfaces coupled to the IOM support Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE);
- and
- configuring the server interfaces based on the type of uplink interface identified.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium or media comprising one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, causes steps to be performed comprising:
- using one of an I/O module (IOM)'s fabric login (FLOGI) response or FLOGI request to identify a type of uplink interface as one of Fibre Channel (FC) Gateway or FC Direct Attach;
- determining whether server interfaces coupled to the IOM support Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE);
- and
- based on the type of uplink interface identified, configuring the server interfaces.
A Fibre Channel (FC) system for automatically detecting and configuring connections in FCoE-based communications networks, the system comprising:
- an I/O module (IOM), the IOM being part of a Virtual LAN (VLAN) or virtual fabric (vfabric);
- a processor coupled to the IOM;
- server interfaces coupled to the IOM;
- a model system management (MSM) coupled to the IOM and the server interfaces;
- and
- a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause steps to be performed, the steps comprising:
- using one of the IOM's fabric login (FLOGI) response or FLOGI request to identify a type of uplink interface as one of Fibre Channel (FC) Gateway or FC Direct Attach;
- determining whether the server interfaces support Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE);
- and
- based on the type of uplink interface identified, configuring the server interfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.