Patent ID: 9716611
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: detecting a small computer system interface (SCSI) command failed by a target input and output (IO) interface at a SCSI target, wherein the SCSI target is communicatively coupled with a SCSI initiator through a set of communication links, wherein the failed SCSI command is sent from the SCSI initiator; withholding by a target processor returning a response for the failed SCSI command to the SCSI initiator; checking by a linker checker a status of the set of communication links periodically within a withholding duration while the response for the failed SCSI command is withheld, wherein the checking is performed at a periodical interval duration, the interval duration is less than the withholding duration, and both the withholding duration and the interval duration are configurable by a system operator; and returning by the target processor the response for the failed SCSI command to the SCSI initiator upon at least one of two conditions is met: