公开(公告)号：US08917722B2

公开(公告)日：2014-12-23

申请号：US13152102

申请日：2011-06-02

申请人： Daniel G. Eisenhauer ,  Roger G. Hathorn ,  Henry J. May ,  Louis W. Ricci

发明人： Daniel G. Eisenhauer ,  Roger G. Hathorn ,  Henry J. May ,  Louis W. Ricci

IPC分类号： H04L12/50

CPC分类号： H04L49/357 ,  H04L49/253 ,  H04L67/1097

摘要： System and computer program product embodiments for fiber channel forwarder fabric login sequence in a fiber channel switch environment, where a Fiber Channel Forwarder (cFCF) is separated from a Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) data forwarder (FDF), are provided. In one embodiment, by way of example only, at a Fiber Channel Login (FLOGI) to a target device from an initiator device, a node address acceptance notification is held from reaching the initiator device until each of the zoning distributions have been considered to have been completed.

摘要翻译： 在光纤通道交换机环境中提供了光纤通道转发器结构登录序列的系统和计算机程序产品实施例，其中光纤通道转发器（cFCF）与以太网光纤通道（FCoE）数据转发器（FDF）分离。 在一个实施例中，仅作为示例，在来自发起者设备的到目标设备的光纤通道登录（FLOGI）处，保持节点地址接受通知到达启动器设备，直到每个分区分布被认为具有 已经完成

公开(公告)号：US08355345B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-15

申请号：US12535465

申请日：2009-08-04

申请人： Daniel G. Eisenhauer ,  Roger G. Hathorn ,  Louis W. Ricci

发明人： Daniel G. Eisenhauer ,  Roger G. Hathorn ,  Louis W. Ricci

IPC分类号： H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/56 ,  H04L12/54

CPC分类号： H04L12/4633 ,  H04L45/00

摘要： An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for establishing a point-to-point connection using Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE). The point-to-point connection is established as part of the FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP). A first computing device sends a FIP discovery solicitation to a predefined address such as ALL-FCF-MACs. The first computing device also listens to the local ALL-FCF-MACs address and determines whether or not there are any switches in the fabric connecting the first computing device and the second computing device. If there are no switches, the first computing device sends a second FIP discovery solicitation with a point-to-point indicator. If the first computing device receives a similar FIP discovery solicitation from the second computing device, it sends a FIP discovery advertisement with the point-to-point indicator. The first computing device and second computing device then perform fabric login and establish a point to point connection.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种使用以太网光纤通道（FCoE）建立点对点连接的装置，系统和方法。 点对点连接是作为FCoE初始化协议（FIP）的一部分建立的。 第一计算设备将FIP发现请求发送到诸如ALL-FCF-MAC的预定义地址。 第一计算设备还监听本地ALL-FCF-MAC地址，并确定在连接第一计算设备和第二计算设备的结构中是否存在任何交换机。 如果没有交换机，则第一计算设备使用点对点指示符发送第二FIP发现请求。 如果第一计算设备从第二计算设备接收到类似的FIP发现请求，则它发送具有点到点指示符的FIP发现广告。 第一计算设备和第二计算设备然后执行结构登录并建立点对点连接。

公开(公告)号：US08908683B2

公开(公告)日：2014-12-09

申请号：US13531873

申请日：2012-06-25

申请人： Daniel G. Eisenhauer ,  Roger G. Hathorn ,  Henry J. May ,  Louis W. Ricci

发明人： Daniel G. Eisenhauer ,  Roger G. Hathorn ,  Henry J. May ,  Louis W. Ricci

IPC分类号： H04L12/50

CPC分类号： H04L49/357 ,  H04L49/253 ,  H04L67/1097

摘要： For a fiber channel forwarder fabric login sequence in a fiber channel switch environment, where a Fiber Channel Forwarder (cFCF) is separated from a Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) data forwarder (FDF), at a Fiber Channel Login (FLOGI) to a target device from an initiator device, a node address acceptance notification is held from reaching the initiator device until each of the zoning distributions have been considered to have been completed.

摘要翻译： 对于在光纤通道交换机环境中的光纤通道转发器结构登录序列，其中光纤通道转发器（c FCF）与光纤通道以太网（FCoE）数据转发器（FDF）分离，在光纤通道登录（FLOGI）到 来自发起者设备的目标设备，保持节点地址接受通知到达启动器设备，直到每个分区分布被认为已经完成。

公开(公告)号：US20110032933A1

公开(公告)日：2011-02-10

申请号：US12535465

申请日：2009-08-04

申请人： Daniel G. Eisenhauer ,  Roger G. Hathorn ,  Louis W. Ricci

发明人： Daniel G. Eisenhauer ,  Roger G. Hathorn ,  Louis W. Ricci

IPC分类号： H04L12/56

CPC分类号： H04L12/4633 ,  H04L45/00

摘要： An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for establishing a point-to-point connection using Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE). The point-to-point connection is established as part of the FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP). A first computing device sends a FIP discovery solicitation to a predefined address such as ALL-FCF-MACs. The first computing device also listens to the local ALL-FCF-MACs address and determines whether or not there are any switches in the fabric connecting the first computing device and the second computing device. If there are no switches, the first computing device sends a second FIP discovery solicitation with a point-to-point indicator. If the first computing device receives a similar FIP discovery solicitation from the second computing device, it sends a FIP discovery advertisement with the point-to-point indicator. The first computing device and second computing device then perform fabric login and establish a point to point connection.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种使用以太网光纤通道（FCoE）建立点对点连接的装置，系统和方法。 点对点连接是作为FCoE初始化协议（FIP）的一部分建立的。 第一计算设备将FIP发现请求发送到诸如ALL-FCF-MAC的预定义地址。 第一计算设备还监听本地ALL-FCF-MAC地址，并确定在连接第一计算设备和第二计算设备的结构中是否存在任何交换机。 如果没有交换机，则第一计算设备使用点对点指示符发送第二FIP发现请求。 如果第一计算设备从第二计算设备接收到类似的FIP发现请求，则它发送具有点到点指示符的FIP发现广告。 第一计算设备和第二计算设备然后执行结构登录并建立点对点连接。

公开(公告)号：US20090210768A1

公开(公告)日：2009-08-20

申请号：US12030925

申请日：2008-02-14

申请人： Scott M. Carlson ,  Daniel F. Casper ,  John R. Flanagan ,  Charles W. Gainey ,  Roger G. Hathorn ,  Catherine C. Huang ,  Matthew J. Kalos ,  Ugochukwu C. Njoku ,  Louis W. Ricci ,  Gustav E. Sittmann

发明人： Scott M. Carlson ,  Daniel F. Casper ,  John R. Flanagan ,  Charles W. Gainey ,  Roger G. Hathorn ,  Catherine C. Huang ,  Matthew J. Kalos ,  Ugochukwu C. Njoku ,  Louis W. Ricci ,  Gustav E. Sittmann

IPC分类号： H03M13/05

CPC分类号： G06F13/385

摘要： A computer program product, apparatus, and method for handling exception condition feedback at a channel subsystem of an I/O processing system using data from a control unit are provided. The computer program product includes a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method. The method includes sending a command message to the control unit, and receiving a response message in response to the command message. The response message includes exception condition feedback identifying a termination reason code in response to unsuccessful execution of at least one command in the command message. The method also includes interrupting a CPU in the I/O processing system, and reporting status associated with the exception condition feedback to the CPU in an interrupt response block.

摘要翻译： 提供一种用于使用来自控制单元的数据在I / O处理系统的信道子系统处理异常状况反馈的计算机程序产品，装置和方法。 计算机程序产品包括可由处理电路读取的有形存储介质，并且存储由处理电路执行以执行方法的指令。 该方法包括向控制单元发送命令消息，并响应于命令消息接收响应消息。 所述响应消息包括响应于命令消息中至少一个命令的不成功执行来识别终止原因代码的异常条件反馈。 该方法还包括中断I / O处理系统中的CPU，以及在中断响应块中将与异常条件反馈相关联的状态报告给CPU。

公开(公告)号：US20090210582A1

公开(公告)日：2009-08-20

申请号：US12030951

申请日：2008-02-14

申请人： Mark P. Bendyk ,  Daniel F. Casper ,  John R. Flanagan ,  Roger G. Hathorn ,  Catherine C. Huang ,  Matthew J. Kalos ,  Louis W. Ricci ,  Gustav E. Sittmann ,  Harry M. Yudenfriend

发明人： Mark P. Bendyk ,  Daniel F. Casper ,  John R. Flanagan ,  Roger G. Hathorn ,  Catherine C. Huang ,  Matthew J. Kalos ,  Louis W. Ricci ,  Gustav E. Sittmann ,  Harry M. Yudenfriend

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G06F13/124

摘要： An article of manufacture, an apparatus, and a method for providing extended measurement word data from a control unit to a channel subsystem of an I/O processing system are disclosed. The article of manufacture includes at least one computer usable medium having computer readable program code logic. The computer readable program code logic performs a method including receiving a command message from the channel subsystem at the control unit, and initiating a timing calculation sequence of a plurality of time values in response to receiving the command message at the control unit. The computer readable program code logic also populates extended measurement word data at the control unit including the plurality of time values, and outputs the extended measurement word data from the control unit to the channel subsystem.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于从控制单元向I / O处理系统的通道子系统提供扩展测量字数据的制造品，设备和方法。 该制品包括具有计算机可读程序代码逻辑的至少一个计算机可用介质。 计算机可读程序代码逻辑执行一种方法，包括在控制单元处从通道子系统接收命令消息，以及响应于在控制单元处接收到命令消息，启动多个时间值的定时计算序列。 计算机可读程序代码逻辑还在包括多个时间值的控制单元处填充扩展测量字数据，并将扩展测量字数据从控制单元输出到通道子系统。

公开(公告)号：US20090210564A1

公开(公告)日：2009-08-20

申请号：US12181662

申请日：2008-07-29

申请人： Louis W. Ricci ,  Mark P. Bendyk ,  Scott M. Carlson ,  Daniel F. Casper ,  John R. Flanagan ,  Roger G. Hathorn ,  Catherine C. Huang ,  Matthew J. Kalos ,  Gustav E. Sittmann ,  Harry M. Yudenfriend

发明人： Louis W. Ricci ,  Mark P. Bendyk ,  Scott M. Carlson ,  Daniel F. Casper ,  John R. Flanagan ,  Roger G. Hathorn ,  Catherine C. Huang ,  Matthew J. Kalos ,  Gustav E. Sittmann ,  Harry M. Yudenfriend

IPC分类号： G06F13/38

CPC分类号： G06F13/124

摘要： A computer program product, an apparatus, and a method for processing communications between a target and an initiator an input/output processing system are provided. The computer program product includes a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method. The method includes: sending a message between the initiator and the target, the message requesting suspension of input/output operations between the initiator and the target for a period of time, the period of time being defined by the message; and responsive to the message, suspending input/output operation messages for the period of time.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于处理目标和发起者之间的通信的计算机程序产品，装置和方法，所述输入/输出处理系统。 计算机程序产品包括可由处理电路读取的有形存储介质，并且存储由处理电路执行以执行方法的指令。 该方法包括：在发起者和目标之间发送消息，该消息请求暂停发起者与目标之间的输入/输出操作一段时间，该时间段由该消息定义; 并且响应于该消息，在一段时间内暂停输入/输出操作消息。

公开(公告)号：US20130007304A1

公开(公告)日：2013-01-03

申请号：US13173733

申请日：2011-06-30

申请人： Susan K. Candelaria ,  Scott M. Carlson ,  John R. Flanagan ,  Roger G. Hathorn ,  Matthew J. Kalos ,  Louis W. Ricci ,  Dale F. Riedy

发明人： Susan K. Candelaria ,  Scott M. Carlson ,  John R. Flanagan ,  Roger G. Hathorn ,  Matthew J. Kalos ,  Louis W. Ricci ,  Dale F. Riedy

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G06F13/126 ,  G06F13/385

摘要： A computer program product is configured for performing a method including: receiving at least one command message specifying an I/O operation at a control unit from a channel subsystem, the at least one command message including one or more device command words (DCWs) having a data count and a suppress-length indication (SLI), the SLI configured to instruct the control unit whether to continue to perform the I/O operation in response to the control unit detecting an incorrect length condition; processing at least one of the one or more DCWs; and returning a transport response message including an incorrect length (IL) value, the IL value being a first IL value in response to the SLI being a first SLI value and the data count not matching the amount of data required, the IL value being a second IL value in response to the SLI being a second SLI value and the data count not matching the amount of data required.

摘要翻译： 一种计算机程序产品被配置用于执行一种方法，包括：从信道子系统接收在控制单元处指定I / O操作的至少一个命令消息，所述至少一个命令消息包括一个或多个设备命令字（DCW），其具有 数据计数和抑制长度指示（SLI），SLI被配置为响应于控制单元检测到不正确的长度条件而指示控制单元是否继续执行I / O操作; 处理所述一个或多个DCW中的至少一个; 并且返回包括不正确的长度（IL）值的传输响应消息，所述IL值是响应于SLI是第一SLI值并且所述数据计数不匹配所需数据量的第一IL值，所述IL值是 响应于SLI是第二SLI值并且数据计数不匹配所需数据量的第二IL值。

公开(公告)号：US20130007303A1

公开(公告)日：2013-01-03

申请号：US13173725

申请日：2011-06-30

申请人： Susan K. Candelaria ,  Scott M. Carlson ,  Daniel F. Casper ,  John R. Flanagan ,  Roger G. Hathorn ,  Matthew J. Kalos ,  Louis W. Ricci ,  Dale F. Riedy ,  Gustav E. Sittmann, III ,  Cynthia Sittmann

发明人： Susan K. Candelaria ,  Scott M. Carlson ,  Daniel F. Casper ,  John R. Flanagan ,  Roger G. Hathorn ,  Matthew J. Kalos ,  Louis W. Ricci ,  Dale F. Riedy ,  Gustav E. Sittmann, III ,  Cynthia Sittmann

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G06F13/42

摘要： A computer program product is provided for performing an input/output (I/O) processing operation at a host computer system. The computer program product is configured to perform: obtaining a transport command word (TCW) at a channel subsystem for an I/O operation, the TCW including an address of a transport command control block (TCCB) having a transport command area (TCA) configured to hold a first plurality of device command words (DCW) and control data associated with respective DCWs, the first plurality of DCWs including a transfer TCA extension (TTE) DCW that specifies a TCA extension, the TCA extension configured to hold one or more DCWs and control data associated with respective DCWs; gathering the TCCB from one or more locations specified in the TCCB address and transferring the TCCB to the control unit; gathering the TCA extension specified by the TTE DCW; and transferring the TCA extension to the control unit.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种计算机程序产品，用于在主计算机系统上执行输入/输出（I / O）处理操作。 所述计算机程序产品被配置为执行：在用于I / O操作的信道子系统处获取传输命令字（TCW），所述TCW包括具有传输命令区域（TCA）的传输命令控制块（TCCB）的地址， 被配置为保持第一多个设备命令字（DCW）和与相应DCW相关联的控制数据，所述第一多个DCW包括指定TCA扩展的传输TCA扩展（TTE）DCW，所述TCA扩展被配置为保存一个或多个 DCW和与相应DCW相关联的控制数据; 从TCCB地址中指定的一个或多个位置收集TCCB，并将TCCB传送到控制单元; 收集TTE DCW指定的TCA扩展; 并将TCA扩展传输到控制单元。

公开(公告)号：US08346978B1

公开(公告)日：2013-01-01

申请号：US13173733

申请日：2011-06-30

申请人： Susan K. Candelaria ,  Scott M. Carlson ,  John R. Flanagan ,  Roger G. Hathorn ,  Matthew J. Kalos ,  Louis W. Ricci ,  Dale F. Riedy

发明人： Susan K. Candelaria ,  Scott M. Carlson ,  John R. Flanagan ,  Roger G. Hathorn ,  Matthew J. Kalos ,  Louis W. Ricci ,  Dale F. Riedy

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G06F3/01

CPC分类号： G06F13/126 ,  G06F13/385

摘要： A computer program product is configured for performing a method including: receiving at least one command message specifying an I/O operation at a control unit from a channel subsystem, the at least one command message including one or more device command words (DCWs) having a data count and a suppress-length indication (SLI), the SLI configured to instruct the control unit whether to continue to perform the I/O operation in response to the control unit detecting an incorrect length condition; processing at least one of the one or more DCWs; and returning a transport response message including an incorrect length (IL) value, the IL value being a first IL value in response to the SLI being a first SLI value and the data count not matching the amount of data required, the IL value being a second IL value in response to the SLI being a second SLI value and the data count not matching the amount of data required.

摘要翻译： 一种计算机程序产品被配置用于执行一种方法，包括：从信道子系统接收在控制单元处指定I / O操作的至少一个命令消息，所述至少一个命令消息包括一个或多个设备命令字（DCW），其具有 数据计数和抑制长度指示（SLI），SLI被配置为响应于控制单元检测到不正确的长度条件而指示控制单元是否继续执行I / O操作; 处理所述一个或多个DCW中的至少一个; 并且返回包括不正确的长度（IL）值的传输响应消息，所述IL值是响应于SLI是第一SLI值并且所述数据计数不匹配所需数据量的第一IL值，所述IL值是 响应于SLI是第二SLI值并且数据计数不匹配所需数据量的第二IL值。