Method for synchronized trunk failover and failback in a FC-AL switching environment
    1.
    发明授权
    Method for synchronized trunk failover and failback in a FC-AL switching environment 有权
    FC-AL交换环境中同步中继故障转移和故障恢复的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07724654B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-05-25

    申请号:US11210025

    申请日:2005-08-22

    IPC分类号: G01R31/08

    CPC分类号: G06F11/2007

    摘要: The synchronization of trunk failover between two FC-AL switches when a primary trunk failure occurs is disclosed. If primary trunk T1 should fail, S1 bypasses the cascade port and sends a MaRK (MRK) ordered set out over duplicate trunk T2 to switch S2. In response, S2 sends an acknowledgement MRK ordered set over T2 back to S1. S1 then reconfigures the switch to establish T2 as the primary trunk, and acts as a masters in the failover process and initiates LIP ordered sets which are communicated to all devices in the system to initialize them. Note that when S2 receives the MRK ordered set and acknowledges it by sending an acknowledgement MRK back to S1, it acts as a slave in the failover process and does not attempt to initiate LIPs, thereby eliminating the possibility of multiple Loop Initialization cycles and reducing the time in which data cannot be transmitted.

    摘要翻译: 披露了主干线故障发生时两台FC-AL交换机之间的中继故障转移同步。 如果主干T1出现故障,则S1旁路级联端口,并将重发中继T2上的订购的MaRK(MRK)发送给交换机S2。 作为响应,S2将在T2上设置的确认MRK发送回S1。 S1然后重新配置交换机以建立T2作为主干线,并在故障切换过程中充当主控,并发起传送到系统中所有设备进行初始化的LIP有序集。 注意,当S2接收到MRK有序集并且通过将确认MRK发送回S1来确认时,它在故障切换过程中作为从机,并且不尝试发起LIP,从而消除了多个循环初始化周期的可能性并减少 无法传输数据的时间。

    System method and software for user customizable device insertion
    2.
    发明授权
    System method and software for user customizable device insertion 有权
    用户可自定义设备插入的系统方法和软件

    公开(公告)号:US07729264B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-01

    申请号:US11303261

    申请日:2005-12-15

    IPC分类号: H04L1/00

    摘要: Disclosed is a system method and software for user customizable device insertion. A new device is to be inserted in a loop based network such as an FC-AL network. The network is facilitated by a dedicated networking element, such as a switch. In order to ensure that the new device does not adversely affect the network, the new device is tested before it is inserted. Several tests are provided and the user is allowed to choose which tests are to be used. Alternatively, the user is allowed to define his/her own tests. The device is inserted into the network only after it has satisfactorily completed the applicable tests.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于用户可定制的设备插入的系统方法和软件。 新的设备将被插入到基于循环的网络中,例如FC-AL网络。 网络由诸如交换机的专用网络元件来促进。 为了确保新设备不会对网络产生不利影响,新设备在插入之前进行了测试。 提供了几个测试,并允许用户选择要使用哪些测试。 或者,允许用户定义他/她自己的测试。 只有满意地完成了适用的测试,才将设备插入网络。