发明名称 |
UPDATING A SWITCH SOFTWARE IMAGE IN A DISTRIBUTED FABRIC PROTOCOL (DFP) SWITCHING NETWORK |
摘要 |
A switching network has a plurality of switches including at least a switch and a managing master switch. At the managing master switch, a first capability vector (CV) is received from the switch. The managing master switch determines whether the first CV is compatible with at least a second CV in a network membership data structure that records CVs of multiple switches in the switching network. In response to detecting an incompatibility, the managing master switch initiates an image update to an image of the switch. In response to a failure of the image update at the switch, the switch boots utilizing a mini-DC module that reestablishes communication between the switch with the managing master switch and retries the image update. |
申请公布号 |
US2013067049(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2013.03.14 |
申请号 |
US201213595047 |
申请日期 |
2012.08.27 |
申请人 |
GHOSH NIRAPADA;KAMATH DAYAVANTI G.;KAMBLE KESHAV;LEU DARREN;MUKHERJEE NILANJAN;PANDEY VIJOY;INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
发明人 |
GHOSH NIRAPADA;KAMATH DAYAVANTI G.;KAMBLE KESHAV;LEU DARREN;MUKHERJEE NILANJAN;PANDEY VIJOY |
分类号 |
G06F15/177 |
主分类号 |
G06F15/177 |
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