Addresses assignment for adaptor interfaces
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1. A method comprising:
- assigning a same initial local Serial Attached Small Computer Systems Interface (SAS) address to all local SAS PHYs in a local device;
for multiple ones of the local SAS PHYs, receiving a remote SAS address assigned to a remote SAS PHY in a remote device to which the local SAS PHY connects; and
configuring width of a local port in the local device based on the received remote SAS address by assigning a same local SAS address to local PHYs that receive a same remote SAS address from the remote SAS PHY.
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Abstract
An initial configuration is maintained assigning multiple local interfaces to one initial local address. For each local interface, a remote address of a remote interface on at least one remote device to which the local interface connects is received. The initial local address is used to identify the local interfaces assigned to the initial local address in response to receiving a same remote address for each remote interface connected to the local interfaces assigned the initial local address.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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assigning a same initial local Serial Attached Small Computer Systems Interface (SAS) address to all local SAS PHYs in a local device; for multiple ones of the local SAS PHYs, receiving a remote SAS address assigned to a remote SAS PHY in a remote device to which the local SAS PHY connects; and configuring width of a local port in the local device based on the received remote SAS address by assigning a same local SAS address to local PHYs that receive a same remote SAS address from the remote SAS PHY. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of local Serial Attached Small Computer Systems Interface (SAS) PHYs in a local device to communicate with a plurality of remote SAS PHYs on at least one remote device; and circuitry capable of causing operations, the operations comprising; assigning a same initial local Serial Attached Small Computer Systems Interface (SAS) address to all local SAS PHYs in the local device; for multiple ones of the local SAS PHYs, receiving a remote SAS address assigned to a remote SAS PHY in the remote device to which the local SAS PHY connects; and configuring width of a local port in the local device based on the received remote SAS address by assigning a same local SAS address to local PHYs that receive a same remote SAS address from the remote SAS PHY. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An article including a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having associated information, wherein the information, when executed by a processor, results in a machine performing:
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assigning a same initial local Serial Attached Small Computer Systems Interface (SAS) address to all local SAS PHYs in a local device; for multiple ones of the local SAS PHYs, receiving a remote SAS address assigned to a remote SAS PHY in a remote device to which the local SAS PHY connects; and configuring width of a local port in the local device based on the received remote SAS address by assigning a same local SAS address to local PHYs that receive a same remote SAS address from the remote SAS PHY. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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