Computer program product and system for managing virtual instances of a physical port attached to a network

Computer program product and system for managing virtual instances of a physical port attached to a network

The present invention relates to a method, a computer program product and a system for managing virtual instances of a physical port attached to a network. The method is based on the Fiber Channel N_Port virtualization for a physical Fiber Channel N_Port. Multiple virtual Fiber Channel adapters shar...

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Hauptverfasser: Banzahf, Gerhard, Mueller, Stefan, Srikrishnan, Jaya, Brice, Jr, Frank W, Frazier, Giles R, Adlung, Ingo
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention relates to a method, a computer program product and a system for managing virtual instances of a physical port attached to a network. The method is based on the Fiber Channel N_Port virtualization for a physical Fiber Channel N_Port. Multiple virtual Fiber Channel adapters share a single physical N_Port among multiple operating system instances. The invention discloses means for the automatic and persistent generation and administration of unique Worldwide Port Names needed for the N_Port virtualization.