Diagnosis and throughput measurement of fibre channel ports in a storage area network environment
First Claim
1. A method executed in a storage area network (SAN), comprising:
- generating, at a generator located in a first switch in the SAN, a test data packet for a link test between the generator and a reflector located in a different second switch in the SAN; and
performing the link test with the reflector; and
automatic provisioning of a link based on results of the link test;
wherein the automatic provisioning adds the link to a port channel between the first switch and a second switch when results of the link test indicates suitable link performance;
wherein the automatic provisioning does not add the link to the port channel when results of the link test indicates unsuitable link performance.
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Abstract
An example method for diagnosis and throughput measurement of FC ports in a SAN environment is provided and includes generating, by a control processor at a generator in the SAN, a control packet requesting a link test to be performed with a reflector in the SAN, sending the control packet to the reflector through a media access controller (MAC) of the generator, receiving, at the MAC of the generator, an acknowledgement from the reflector indicating ability to perform the requested link test, generating, at the MAC of the generator, a test data packet for the link test, performing the link test with the reflector, and analyzing, at the generator, network parameters based on results of the link test.
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20 Claims
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1. A method executed in a storage area network (SAN), comprising:
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generating, at a generator located in a first switch in the SAN, a test data packet for a link test between the generator and a reflector located in a different second switch in the SAN; and performing the link test with the reflector; and
automatic provisioning of a link based on results of the link test;wherein the automatic provisioning adds the link to a port channel between the first switch and a second switch when results of the link test indicates suitable link performance; wherein the automatic provisioning does not add the link to the port channel when results of the link test indicates unsuitable link performance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. Non-transitory tangible computer readable media that includes instructions for execution, which when executed by a processor, is operable to perform operations comprising:
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generating, at a generator located in a first switch in a SAN, a test data packet for a link test between the generator and a reflector located in a different second switch in the SAN; and performing the link test with the reflector; and automatic provisioning of a link based on results of the link test; wherein the automatic provisioning adds the link to a port channel between the first switch and a second switch when results of the link test indicates suitable link performance; wherein the automatic provisioning does not add the link to the port channel when the results of the link test indicates unsuitable link performance. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A system, comprising:
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a memory for storing data; and a processor programmed to cooperate with the memory to execute operations comprising; generating, at a generator located in a first switch in a SAN, a test data packet for a link test between the generator and a reflector located in a different second switch in the SAN; and performing the link test with the reflector; and automatic provisioning of a link based on results of the link test; wherein the automatic provisioning adds the link to a port channel between the first switch and a second switch when results of the link test indicates suitable link performance; wherein the automatic provisioning does not add the link to the port channel when results of the link test indicates unsuitable link performance. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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