Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Persistent WWN-FCID assignment system
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Application No.: US15467860Application Date: 2017-03-23
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Publication No.: US10439844B2Publication Date: 2019-10-08
- Inventor: Vibin Varghese
- Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
- Applicant Address: US TX Round Rock
- Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
- Current Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Round Rock
- Agency: Haynes and Boone, LLP
- Main IPC: H04L12/66
- IPC: H04L12/66 ; H04L29/12

Abstract:
A persistent World Wide Name (WWN)-Fiber Channel Identifier (FCID) assignment system includes a Fiber Channel (FC) networking device and a server device that sets a persistent WWN-FCID bit in a second fabric login that is directed to the FC networking device subsequent to a first fabric login that was directed to the FC networking device and that resulted in the assignment of an FCID to a WWN for the server device. An FC Forwarder (FCF) device receives the second fabric login from the server device. In response to determining that the persistent WWN-FCID bit is set in the second fabric login, the FCF device sends the FC networking device a second fabric discovery corresponding to the second fabric login through a port that was used to send the FC networking device a first fabric discovery corresponding to the first fabric login.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180278575A1 PERSISTENT WWN-FCID ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2018-09-27
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