Patent ID: 9235450
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: initiating a first request to acquire an exclusive lock for a first service daemon of a small computer system interface (SCSI) target to shut down a first service, wherein the SCSI target is communicatively coupled with a SCSI initiator through a set of communication links, wherein the SCSI target offers a plurality of services, wherein each service corresponds to a service daemon, and wherein each service is provided at the SCSI target through executing SCSI commands initiated from the SCSI initiator; receiving a first rejection of the exclusive lock for the first request at the first service daemon, wherein the exclusive lock is currently held by a second service daemon corresponding to a second service, and wherein each of the first and the second services belongs to the plurality of services; initiating a second request to acquire the exclusive lock for the first service daemon in an attempt to shut down the first service again after a delay period; and in response to a second rejection,