Patent ID: 8099532
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer program product comprising a computer storage medium having a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program, when executed in an expansion device in a storage system, causes the expansion device to: zone the expansion device to connect at least one initiator to a first set of ports of the expansion device in a first zone, wherein a first port of each of one or more dual ported storage devices is connected to the first set of ports of the expansion device; zone the expansion device to connect the at least one initiator to a second set of ports of the expansion device in a second zone, wherein a second port of each of the one or more dual ported storage devices is connected to the second set of ports of the expansion device; wherein the at least one initiator comprises a first initiator and a second initiator, wherein the first initiator is connected to a first wide port of the expansion device, wherein the second initiator is connected to a second wide port of the expansion device, and wherein zoning the expansion device comprises: zoning a first portion of the first wide port and a first portion of the second wide port to connect to the first set of ports in the first zone; and zoning a second portion of the first wide port and a second portion of the second wide port to connect to the second set of ports in the second zone.