Device discovery method and apparatus

A method of discovering and assigning unique addresses to devices connected by at least one expander in a system is provided. The method includes locating each expander in the system. Also, devices connected to each of the located expanders in the system are scanned. Additionally, the method include...

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1. Verfasser: Thiesfeld, Charles William
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method of discovering and assigning unique addresses to devices connected by at least one expander in a system is provided. The method includes locating each expander in the system. Also, devices connected to each of the located expanders in the system are scanned. Additionally, the method includes reporting a status of each device connected to the located expanders.