APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SWITCH ZONING
First Claim
1. A system for assigning a device to a network zone, comprising:
- a switch component operable to receive an attachment request, port and device name data and device operating characteristics data from said device;
a rules engine operable to acquire said device operating characteristics data from said switch component; and
said rules engine being operable to apply rules logic to said device operating characteristics data to select a zone for said device.
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Abstract
An apparatus for assigning a device to a network zone comprises a switch component operable to receive an attachment request, port and device name data and device operating characteristics data from the device; and a rules engine operable to acquire the device operating characteristics data from the switch component; the rules engine being operable to apply rules logic to the device operating characteristics data to select a zone for the device. The rules engine may be further operable to apply the rules logic to the port and device name data. The network zone may be a network zone of a fibre channel network.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for assigning a device to a network zone, comprising:
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a switch component operable to receive an attachment request, port and device name data and device operating characteristics data from said device; a rules engine operable to acquire said device operating characteristics data from said switch component; and said rules engine being operable to apply rules logic to said device operating characteristics data to select a zone for said device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for assigning a device to a network zone, comprising:
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receiving, by a switch component, an attachment request, port and device name data and device operating characteristics data from said device; acquiring said device operating characteristics data by a rules engine from said switch component; and applying, by said rules engine, rules logic to said device operating characteristics data to select a zone for said device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer readable storage medium including computer program code for assigning a device to a network zone, wherein the computer program code when loaded into a computer system and executed thereon, cause said computer system to perform:
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receiving, by a switch component, an attachment request, port and device name data and device operating characteristics data from said device; acquiring said device operating characteristics data by a rules engine from said switch component; and applying, by said rules engine, rules logic to said device operating characteristics data to select a zone for said device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for deploying computing infrastructure for assigning a device to a network zone, comprising integrating computer program code into a machine, wherein the computer program code in combination with the machine is capable of performing:
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receiving, by a switch component, an attachment request, port and device name data and device operating characteristics data from said device; acquiring said device operating characteristics data by a rules engine from said switch component; and applying, by said rules engine, rules logic to said device operating characteristics data to select a zone for said device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for assigning a device to a network zone, comprising:
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a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor performs operations, the operations comprising; receiving, by a switch component, an attachment request, port and device name data and device operating characteristics data from said device; acquiring said device operating characteristics data by a rules engine from said switch component; and applying, by said rules engine, rules logic to said device operating characteristics data to select a zone for said device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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