Patent ID: 11971835
Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving a plurality of lists of target ports for a plurality of initiator ports, wherein each of the plurality of lists is associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of initiator ports and specifies one or more target ports for said corresponding initiator port, wherein an initiator system of a network fabric includes the plurality of initiator ports and wherein a target system of the network fabric includes a plurality of target ports;
determining a configuration of a plurality of connections, wherein each of the plurality of connections is between one of the plurality of initiator ports and a target port included in a corresponding one of the plurality of lists associated with said one initiator port, and wherein the plurality of connections only includes connections to target ports included in the plurality of lists of target ports;
establishing the plurality of connections, wherein said establishing the plurality of connections further comprises each of the plurality of initiator ports logging into each of the plurality of target ports that is visible to said each initiator port and included in a corresponding one of the plurality of lists associated with said each initiator port;
zoning a switch of the network fabric to define a zone including the plurality of initiator ports, the plurality of target ports, and a plurality of zoned connections between the plurality of initiator ports and the plurality of target ports, wherein the zone includes a first target port which is not included in the plurality of target ports and which is also not included on any of the plurality of lists of target ports;
subsequent to said zoning, performing first processing, wherein said first processing includes each of the plurality of initiator ports logging into the switch, each of the plurality of initiator ports registering with a name service of the fabric, and each of the plurality of target ports logging into the switch, and each of the plurality of target ports registering with the name service; and
subsequent to said first processing, performing second processing, wherein said second processing includes each of the plurality of initiator ports discovering using the name service which of the plurality of target ports are visible over the switch to said each initiator port.