INTERCONNECT ERROR NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An interconnect error notification system, comprising:
- a processor; and
a non-transitory memory coupled to the processor and including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to provide a fabric manager that is operable to;
communicate with a first switch that is part of a fabric that includes a second switch, wherein the first switch include a plurality of ports that are each associated with a respective visual port indicator located on the first switch, and at least one of the plurality of ports on the first switch is connected by an interconnect to the second switch;
determine that a fabric interconnect error is associated with a first port of the plurality of ports on the first switch; and
communicate with the first switch to cause the respective visual port indicator that is associated with the first port and that is located on the first switch to visually indicate the fabric interconnect error.
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Abstract
A IHS network includes a first switch having first switch ports and a respective visual port indicator associated with each of the first switch ports. A second switch having second switch ports is included in the IHS network, and at least one interconnect connects one of the second switch ports to one of the first switch ports on the first switch. A fabric manager is coupled to the IHS network and operable to communicate with the first switch and the second switch to determine that one of the first switch ports on the first switch is that associated with a fabric interconnect error. The fabric manager then communicates with the first switch to cause the respective visual first switch port indicator that is associated with the one of the first switch ports that is associated with the fabric interconnect error to visually indicate the fabric interconnect error.
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20 Claims
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1. An interconnect error notification system, comprising:
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a processor; and a non-transitory memory coupled to the processor and including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to provide a fabric manager that is operable to; communicate with a first switch that is part of a fabric that includes a second switch, wherein the first switch include a plurality of ports that are each associated with a respective visual port indicator located on the first switch, and at least one of the plurality of ports on the first switch is connected by an interconnect to the second switch; determine that a fabric interconnect error is associated with a first port of the plurality of ports on the first switch; and communicate with the first switch to cause the respective visual port indicator that is associated with the first port and that is located on the first switch to visually indicate the fabric interconnect error. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An information handling system (IHS) network, comprising:
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a fabric including; a first switch including a plurality of first switch ports and a respective visual first switch port indicator associated with each of the plurality of first switch ports; a second switch including a plurality of second switch ports and a respective visual second switch port indicator associated with each of the plurality of second switch ports; and at least one interconnect connecting one of the plurality of first switch ports to one of the plurality of second switch ports; and a fabric manager coupled to the fabric, wherein the fabric manager is operable to; communicate with the first switch and the second switch; determine that the first switch includes an error first switch port of the plurality of first switch ports that is that associated with a fabric interconnect error; and communicate with the first switch to cause the respective visual first switch port indicator that is associated with the error first switch port and that is located on the first switch to visually indicate the fabric interconnect error. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for interconnect error notification, comprising:
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communicating with a first switch that is part of a fabric that includes a second switch, wherein the first switch include a plurality of ports that are each associated with a respective visual port indicator located on the first switch, and at least one of the plurality of ports on the first switch is connected by an interconnect to the second switch; determining that a fabric interconnect error is associated with a first port of the plurality of ports on the first switch; and communicate with the first switch to cause the respective visual port indicator that is associated with the first port and that is located on the first switch to visually indicate the fabric interconnect error. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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