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Storage area network management and configuration method and apparatus via enabling in-band communications

  • US 7,401,139 B1
  • Filed: 09/07/2000
  • Issued: 07/15/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A storage area network (SAN) management and configuration method via enabling in-band communications comprising the steps of:

  • utilizing a SAN management application for managing and configuring the storage area network;

    said SAN management application communicates with at least one SAN-connected host system and communicates with a host bus adapter (HBA) device driver, andproviding a pass through in said HBA device driver for passing communications to a designated device in the storage area network from said SAN management application including at least one topology analysis command;

    said at least one topology analysis command including a command to get interconnect information and a command to get topology information; and

    providing said pass through includes providing at least a transport pass through and an extended link service (ELS) pass through;

    each of said transport pass through and said extended link service (ELS) pass through being a binary pass through, each taking applied commands and passing said commands to said designated device in the storage area network.

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