MULTIPLE DOMAINS IN A MULTI-CHASSIS SYSTEM
First Claim
1. In a system including two or more chassis in a multi-chassis system, wherein each chassis includes one or more blades and each blade includes one or more ports, a method for creating port domains of two or more of the ports, the method comprising:
- an act of generating a sync group of at least two chassis;
an act of selecting two or more ports of the sync group for inclusion in a port domain;
an act of determining the locations of the two or more ports relative to each other; and
an act of generating the port domain dependent on the relative locations of the two or more ports and based on port domain generation rules.
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Abstract
Creation of port domains in a multi-chassis system. The multi-chassis system includes two or more chassis that each includes one or more blades. In one embodiment, a sync group of at least two chassis is created, typically by connecting the two or more chassis with an interconnection means such as a sync-cable. Then, two or more ports of the sync group are selected for inclusion in a port domain. The locations of the ports relative to each other is then determined. Finally, a port domain is generated based on the relative locations of the ports and port domain generation rules. If the ports are on separate chassis, then a global domain is generated if a predetermined number of global domains do not already exist and if the ports are on the same chassis, a local domain is generated regardless of the number of global domains.
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20 Claims
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1. In a system including two or more chassis in a multi-chassis system, wherein each chassis includes one or more blades and each blade includes one or more ports, a method for creating port domains of two or more of the ports, the method comprising:
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an act of generating a sync group of at least two chassis; an act of selecting two or more ports of the sync group for inclusion in a port domain; an act of determining the locations of the two or more ports relative to each other; and an act of generating the port domain dependent on the relative locations of the two or more ports and based on port domain generation rules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a system including two or more chassis in a multi-chassis system, wherein each chassis includes one or more blades and each blade includes one or more ports, a method for creating port domains of two or more of the ports, the method comprising:
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an act of determining that a predetermined number of global port domains have been generated for the multi-chassis system; after the act of determining, an act of receiving a request to generate an additional port domain above the predetermined number of global port domains that already have been generated; and in response to the request, an act of generating a local port domain comprising two or more ports located on the same chassis of the multi-chassis system. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. The method in accordance with 9, wherein the request is a first request, the additional port domain is a first additional port domain and the two or more ports are a first set of two or more ports, the method further comprising:
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an act of receiving a second request to generate a second additional port domain above the predetermined number of global port domains that already have been generated; and in response to the second request, an act of generating a second local port domain comprising a second set of two or more ports located on the same chassis of the multi-chassis system. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A network analyzer comprising:
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a first chassis; a second chassis;
wherein the first and second chassis each include one or more blades and each blade includes one or more ports;a connection means coupled to the first and second chassis for interconnecting the first and second chassis such that the first and second chassis are configured to form a sync group; and a microprocessor accessible by the first and second chassis, wherein executing software causes the microprocessor to perform the following; an act of selecting two or more ports of the sync group for inclusion in a port domain; an act of determining the locations of the two or more ports relative to each other; and an act of generating the port domain dependent on the relative locations of the two or more ports and based on port domain generation rules. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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