| US 7,606,986 B1 | ||
| System and method for resolving SAN fabric partitions | ||
| Prasad Limaye, Pune (India); Anand Das, Pune (India); and Amitava Guha, San Jose, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Symantec Operating Corporation, Cupertino, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 30, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/929,215. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 13/14 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 711—153 [711/6; 711/112; 714/6; 714/7; 714/8] | 32 Claims |
| 1. A method comprising:
receiving information indicating a partition of a storage area network (SAN) fabric into a plurality of subfabrics, wherein
the SAN fabric includes a SAN device configured to present a virtual storage device;
analyzing, in response to the receiving the information indicating the partition, information describing connectivity of the
SAN device to at least one of a host computer system, a physical storage device, and another SAN device;
determining whether the SAN device can continue to present the virtual storage device subsequent to the partition, in response
to the analyzing the information describing connectivity of the SAN device; and
allowing the virtual storage device to be accessed by at least one of the host computer system and another host computer system
when it is determined that the SAN device can continue to present the virtual storage device.
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