Patent ID: 11921695
Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 16:
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein each path of the first set of one or more paths is configured as an optimized or preferred path for the first logical device, wherein each path of the second set of one or more paths is configured as a non-optimized or non-preferred path for the first logical device, and wherein the method further includes:
issuing, by the host, I/Os to the first logical device over one or more of the optimized paths of the first set of one or more paths between the host and the first node, wherein the host only issues I/Os to the first logical device over a non-optimized or non-preferred path of the second set of one or more paths when there is no available optimized or preferred path of the first set of one or more paths between the host and the first node.