Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Input/output port rotation in a storage area network device
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Application No.: US13418234Application Date: 2012-03-12
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Publication No.: US08825915B2Publication Date: 2014-09-02
- Inventor: Steven E. Klein , Timothy J. Van Patten
- Applicant: Steven E. Klein , Timothy J. Van Patten
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Konrad Raynes Davda & Victor LLP
- Agent William K. Konrad
- Main IPC: G06F3/00
- IPC: G06F3/00 ; G06F3/06

Abstract:
In one aspect of the present description, in an input/output (I/O) device having multiple CPUs and multiple I/O ports, a cycle of I/O port rotations is initiated in which each port rotation of the cycle includes rotating an assignment of at least one I/O port from one CPU to a different CPU of a plurality of the CPUs. In the illustrated embodiment, an I/O port assignment for each CPU of the plurality CPUs is rotated for at least a portion of the cycle. Other features and aspects may be realized, depending upon the particular application.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130238817A1 INPUT/OUTPUT PORT ROTATION IN A STORAGE AREA NETWORK DEVICE Public/Granted day:2013-09-12
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