Patent ID: 9565050
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A method comprising: identifying a target storage device in a storage area network; identifying two or more initiator host devices in the storage area network configured for communication with the target storage device via a switched fabric; creating a peer zone definition for a peer zone associated with the storage area network, wherein the peer zone definition includes a peer member list and a peer zone attribute having a parameter associated with the target storage device, wherein the parameter indicates that the target storage device is a principal member of the peer zone, and wherein the peer member list indicates that the two or more initiator host devices are peer members within the peer zone that are each only allowed to communicate with the principal member of the peer zone and are not allowed to communicate with other devices within the peer member list; and transmitting the peer zone definition to a Fabric Zone Server within the switched fabric for enforcement of the peer zone by the switched fabric.