Patent ID: 8356198
Filing Date: 2013-01-15
Classification: G06F,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: identifying, by one or more processors, one or more target components of a system that are not associated with an active initiator, wherein the identifying is based on information regarding zones of devices in the system, wherein the devices in each of the zones include at least one initiator and at least one target component accessible by the initiator, wherein the information describes accessibility of devices between the zones, and wherein identifying the one or more target components that are not associated with an active initiator comprises identifying the one or more target components not assigned to any of the zones; performing, by the one or more processors, a power management procedure with respect to the identified one or more target components that are not associated with an active initiator to place the identified one or more target components in a reduced power state; detecting that a previously unzoned target component has been assigned to a zone, wherein the previously unzoned target component is one of the identified one or more target components; and in response to the detecting, activating the previously unzoned target component from the reduced power state.