Network path validation based on user-specified criteria
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1. A computer system comprising:
- at least one processing resource configured to control and communicate with at least one network device;
a plurality of network resources coupled by a plurality of pathways between the at least one processing resource and the at least one network device; and
teaming drivers and/or applications executable on the at least one processing resource and configured to manage failover in the network computer system comprising communicating traffic via the plurality of network resources and failing over from a primary pathway to a secondary pathway of the pathway plurality based on failure to receive user-specified traffic defined by the failover criteria in the primary pathway in combination with availability of the user-specified traffic via the secondary pathway.
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Abstract
A method of operating a network computer system to manage failover in the network computer system comprising communicating traffic via the plurality of network resources, and failing over from a primary pathway to a secondary pathway of the pathway plurality based on failure to receive the user-specified traffic defined by the failover criteria in the primary pathway in combination with availability of the user-specified traffic via the secondary pathway.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer system comprising:
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at least one processing resource configured to control and communicate with at least one network device; a plurality of network resources coupled by a plurality of pathways between the at least one processing resource and the at least one network device; and teaming drivers and/or applications executable on the at least one processing resource and configured to manage failover in the network computer system comprising communicating traffic via the plurality of network resources and failing over from a primary pathway to a secondary pathway of the pathway plurality based on failure to receive user-specified traffic defined by the failover criteria in the primary pathway in combination with availability of the user-specified traffic via the secondary pathway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of operating a network computer system comprising:
managing failover in the network computer system comprising; communicating traffic via a plurality of network resources that form a plurality of pathways to at least one network device; enabling user-specification of traffic that defines failover criteria; and failing over from a primary pathway to a secondary pathway of the pathway plurality based on failure to receive the user-specified traffic defined by the failover criteria in the primary pathway in combination with availability of the user-specified traffic via the secondary pathway. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer system comprising:
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at least one processing resource configured to control and communicate with at least one network device; a plurality of network resources coupled by a plurality of pathways between the at least one processing resource and the at least one network device; and a graphical user interface (GUI) executable on the at least one processing resource and configured to specify a hierarchy of user-specified traffic that are defined by the failover criteria for directing teaming drivers and/or applications to manage failover from a primary pathway to a secondary pathway on the pathway plurality, the hierarchy determining an imposed secondary pathway from among a plurality of secondary pathways eligible for failover. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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