Multicast advertisement message for a network switch in a storage area network
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1. A network switch comprising:
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a machine-readable memory resource on which is stored machine-readable instructions that when executed by the processing resource, cause the processing resource to;
connect the network switch to another network device in a Storage Area Network (SAN) to allow the network switch and the other network device to transfer data therebetween;
receive a multicast advertisement message pushed from the other network device, the advertisement message being parsable to identify Logical Volume Unit (LUN) metadata attributes for the other network device, the LUN metadata attributes including at least one category associated with a storage volume of the other network device;
parse the advertisement message to identify the LUN metadata attributes for the other networking device; and
update a configuration of the network switch based on the identified LUN metadata attributes;
wherein the at least one category associated with the storage volume of the other network device includes one or more of a LUN storage tier for the LUN, a use category for the LUN, an exchange server use category for the LUN, a database use category for the LUN, or a file system use category for the LUN.
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Abstract
In some examples, a network switch can connect to another network device in a Storage Area Network (SAN) to allow the network switch and the other network device to transfer data therebetween. The network switch can further receive a multicast advertisement message from the other network device. The network switch can parse the advertisement message to identify LUN metadata attributes for the other networking device.
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1. A network switch comprising:
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a processing resource; and a machine-readable memory resource on which is stored machine-readable instructions that when executed by the processing resource, cause the processing resource to; connect the network switch to another network device in a Storage Area Network (SAN) to allow the network switch and the other network device to transfer data therebetween; receive a multicast advertisement message pushed from the other network device, the advertisement message being parsable to identify Logical Volume Unit (LUN) metadata attributes for the other network device, the LUN metadata attributes including at least one category associated with a storage volume of the other network device; parse the advertisement message to identify the LUN metadata attributes for the other networking device; and update a configuration of the network switch based on the identified LUN metadata attributes; wherein the at least one category associated with the storage volume of the other network device includes one or more of a LUN storage tier for the LUN, a use category for the LUN, an exchange server use category for the LUN, a database use category for the LUN, or a file system use category for the LUN. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a processing resource, through a port of a network switch, a multicast advertisement message pushed from another network device in the same Storage Area Network (SAN) as the network switch; parsing, by the processing resource, the multicast advertisement message to identify Logical Volume Unit (LUN) metadata attributes for the other network device inserted into the advertisement message by the other network device, the LUN metadata attributes including at least one category associated with a storage volume of the other network device; determining, by the processing resource, an updated configuration for the network switch based on the identified LUN metadata attributes for the other network device; and updating, by the processing resource, the network switch based on the determined updated configuration; wherein parsing the multicast advertisement message includes identifying the at least one category associated with the storage volume of the other network device, the at least one category including one or more of a LUN storage tier for the LUN, a use category for the LUN, an exchange server use category for the LUN, a database use category for the LUN, or a file system use category for the LUN. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable memory resource of a network device storing instructions that when executed causes a processing resource of the network device to:
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allow the network device to connect to a network switch in a Storage Area Network (SAN) to allow the network device and the network switch to transfer data therebetween; create a multicast advertisement message for transmission through a management port of the network device, wherein the multicast advertisement message includes information identifying Logical Volume Unit (LUN) metadata attributes for a LUN of the network device, the LUN metadata attributes including at least one category associated with the LUN of the network device; and push the multicast advertisement message to the network switch; wherein the at least one category associated with the LUN of the network device includes one or more of a LUN storage tier for the LUN, a use category for the LUN, an exchange server use category for the LUN, a database use category for the LUN, or a file system use category for the LUN. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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