Method and system of locating computers in distributed computer system

摘要

Locating nodes in a distributed computer system. The system comprises a switch having ports. The switch comprises agent code that is operable to report status of the ports and to identify a node coupled to the ports. The system also has a node coupled to the switch that has manager code. The manager code is operable to retrieve, from the switch, status of a port of the switch. The manager code is also operable to request, from the switch, an identifier of a node coupled to the port of the switch in response to status for the port meeting a condition. The manager code is further operable to maintain a table of data groups comprising port identifiers and identifiers of nodes coupled to the ports.