Patent ID: 8364809
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method in a data processing system for obtaining data from a storage system including a plurality of controller devices, a plurality of devices controlled by the plurality of controller devices, and a communications network connecting the plurality of controller devices and the plurality of devices in which the communications network includes a configurable set of data outputs, the method comprising: identifying a controller device from the plurality of controller devices and a device from the plurality of devices controlled by the plurality of controller devices to form a selected controller device and a selected device; and sending a message to the communications network to configure the configurable set of data outputs to output data transferred between the selected controller device and the selected device, in which configuring the configurable set of data outputs includes causing a plurality of routing elements between the plurality of devices and plurality of controller devices to selectively route signals to the configurable set of data outputs.