Methods and apparatus for assigning a physical adapter to a virtual adapter
First Claim
1. A method of assigning a physical adapter local to a computer to a virtual adapter in the computer through which the virtual adapter may receive and transmit data, comprising:
- providing a system including a plurality of computers coupled via a network, wherein a first computer of the plurality of computers includes a plurality of physical adapters and at least one virtual adapter;
for each virtual adapter in the first computer, assigning a rank to each physical adapter in the first computer; and
based on the ranks, testing one or more of the physical adapters in the first computer for connectivity to a physical adapter in a second computer with which a first virtual adapter is likely to communicate.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods of assigning a physical adapter local to a computer to a virtual adapter in a computer through which the virtual adapter may receive and transmit data is provided. The apparatus and methods may include (1) providing a system including a plurality of computers coupled via a network, wherein a first computer of the plurality of computers includes a plurality of physical adapters and at least one virtual adapter; (2) for each virtual adapter in the first computer, assigning a rank to each physical adapter in the first computer; and (3) based on the ranks, testing one or more of the physical adapters in the first computer for connectivity to a physical adapter in a second computer with which a first virtual adapter is likely to communicate. Connectivity tests are started in a staggered manner that favors highly ranked physical adapters. Numerous other aspects are provided.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of assigning a physical adapter local to a computer to a virtual adapter in the computer through which the virtual adapter may receive and transmit data, comprising:
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providing a system including a plurality of computers coupled via a network, wherein a first computer of the plurality of computers includes a plurality of physical adapters and at least one virtual adapter; for each virtual adapter in the first computer, assigning a rank to each physical adapter in the first computer; and based on the ranks, testing one or more of the physical adapters in the first computer for connectivity to a physical adapter in a second computer with which a first virtual adapter is likely to communicate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for assigning a physical adapter local to a computer to a virtual adapter in the computer through which the virtual adapter may receive and transmit data, comprising:
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a first computer adapted to couple to a second computer via a network and including; a plurality of physical adapters; and at least one virtual adapter; wherein the first computer is adapted to; for each virtual adapter in the first computer, assign a rank to each physical adapter in the first computer; and based on the ranks, test one or more of the physical adapters in the first computer for connectivity to a physical adapter in the second computer with which the first virtual adapter is likely to communicate. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for assigning a physical adapter local to a computer to a virtual adapter in the computer through which the virtual adapter may receive and transmit data, comprising:
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a first computer including; a plurality of physical adapters; and at least one virtual adapter; a second computer including a physical adapter with which a virtual adapter of the first computer is likely to communicate; and a network coupling the first and second computers; wherein the first computer is adapted to; for each virtual adapter in the first computer, assign a rank to each physical adapter in the first computer; and based on the ranks, test one or more of the physical adapters in the first computer for connectivity to the physical adapter in the second computer with which the first virtual adapter is likely to communicate. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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