Method and apparatus for switch fabric configuration
First Claim
1. A method for configuring a storage network switch having a switch fabric subsystem, an input-output subsystem coupled to said switch fabric subsystem, an application subsystem coupled to said switch fabric subsystem, and a system control subsystem coupled to said switch fabric subsystem, said input-output subsystem and said application subsystem, the method comprising:
- a) receiving a command from an application subsystem over a communications port;
b) based on the received command, changing the configuration of the storage network
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for configuring a network switch. Method and apparatus may include, in some embodiments, an application software that may be executing on an application subsystem coupled to a system control subsystem. The application software may, in some embodiments, communicate configuration or other information to the system control subsystem, which may then be utilized to configure the network switch. Additionally, data may be transferred to the application software from the system control subsystem or other subsystem relating to configuration information, fault information, or other data.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for configuring a storage network switch having a switch fabric subsystem, an input-output subsystem coupled to said switch fabric subsystem, an application subsystem coupled to said switch fabric subsystem, and a system control subsystem coupled to said switch fabric subsystem, said input-output subsystem and said application subsystem, the method comprising:
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a) receiving a command from an application subsystem over a communications port;
b) based on the received command, changing the configuration of the storage network - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for transferring data within a storage network switch having an input-output subsystem, an application subsystem coupled to said input-output subsystem, and a system control subsystem coupled to said input-output subsystem and said application subsystem, the method comprising:
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a) an application subsystem executing a program;
b) the program transmitting data to a system controller through a communications port;
c) the system controller acknowledging receipt of the data from the program; and
d) the system controller initiating a response to the data. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a network switch, having a configuration, including;
a switch fabric coupled to an applications subsystem; and
a system controller coupled to the switch fabric and the applications subsystem;
the applications subsystem operative to transmit to the system controller a command; and
the system controller operative to change the configuration of the storage network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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