Reconfiguring a Storage Area Network
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1. A method of reconfiguring a portion of a storage area network having a plurality of data paths, the method comprising:
- establishing one or more auxiliary data paths;
configuring the storage area network to re-route communications from a portion of the storage area network to be reconfigured to the one or more auxiliary data paths; and
reconfiguring the portion of the storage area network while the communications are being re-routed.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for reconfiguring a portion of a storage area network by establishing one or more auxiliary data paths, configuring the storage area network to re-route communications from the portion of the storage area network to be reconfigured to the one or more auxiliary data paths and reconfiguring the portion of the storage area network while the communications are being re-routed.
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1. A method of reconfiguring a portion of a storage area network having a plurality of data paths, the method comprising:
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establishing one or more auxiliary data paths; configuring the storage area network to re-route communications from a portion of the storage area network to be reconfigured to the one or more auxiliary data paths; and reconfiguring the portion of the storage area network while the communications are being re-routed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of segmenting a storage area network having a plurality of zones, the method comprising:
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providing one or more buffer zones in the storage area network; re-routing communications from a portion of the storage area network to be segmented to the one or more buffer zones; and segmenting the portion of the storage area network while the communications are being re-routed.
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12. Apparatus for reconfiguring a portion of a storage area network having a plurality of data paths, the apparatus comprising:
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a data path controller arranged to establish one or more auxiliary data paths and to configure the storage area network to re-route communications from a portion of the storage area network to be reconfigured to the one or more auxiliary data paths; and a configuration control unit arranged to reconfigure the portion of the storage area network while the communications are being re-routed. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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