System and method for automatically creating and enabling zones in a network
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1. A system for automatically creating and activating a zone in a network, comprising:
- a host device coupled to the network;
a target device coupled to the network; and
a switch coupled to the network and interfaced between the host device and the target device, the switch operable to automatically create a zone including the host device and the target device based on data received from the host device, the data including information indicating that the host device requested access to the target device.
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Abstract
A system and method for automatically creating and enabling zoning in a network are disclosed. A method includes transmitting data from a host device coupled to the network to at least one switch coupled to the network. The transmitted data includes information indicating that the host device requested access to at least one target device coupled to the network. A zone is then created and enabled comprising the host device and the at least one target device.
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1. A system for automatically creating and activating a zone in a network, comprising:
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a host device coupled to the network;
a target device coupled to the network; and
a switch coupled to the network and interfaced between the host device and the target device, the switch operable to automatically create a zone including the host device and the target device based on data received from the host device, the data including information indicating that the host device requested access to the target device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for automatically creating and activating a zone in a network, comprising:
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a host device coupled to the network;
a storage device coupled to the network; and
a switch coupled to the network and interfaced between the host device and the storage device, the switch operable to automatically create a zone including the host device and the storage device based on data received from the host device, the data including information indicating that the host device requested access to the storage device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of automatically creating and activating zone in a network, comprising:
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receiving data, at a switch, from a host device, the host device and the switch coupled to the network, the data including information indicating that the host device requested access to at least one target device coupled to the network; and
creating and activating a zone comprising the host device and the at least one target device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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