Patent ID: 9571585
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A computer program product for communicating in a computing environment, the computer program product comprising: one or more computer-readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media, the program instructions comprising: program instructions for a first computer to establish communication with a first virtual computer through a first virtual port using a primary port name for the first virtual port, wherein the first virtual computer is executing on a second computer; program instructions for the first computer to acquire a previously unknown alternate port name for the first virtual port from the first virtual computer executing on the second computer prior to migration, wherein the program instructions for the first computer to acquire an alternate port name for the first virtual port from the first virtual computer executing on the second computer comprises program instructions for the first computer to issue an SCSI inquiry command to a virtual SCSI device for the alternate port name for the first virtual port; program instructions to, responsive to receiving a state change notification, program instructions for the first computer to determine that the first virtual computer is not accessible using the primary port name for the first virtual port, wherein the first virtual computer is migrated to execute on a third computer; and program instructions for the first computer to reestablish communication with the migrated first virtual computer executing on the third computer using the alternate port name of the first virtual port.