Patent ID: 7227345
Filing Date: 2007-06-05
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a processor to perform operations for locating an unidentified plugged end of a fibre channel cable within a fibre channel SAN at a location of an identified unplugged end of the fibre channel cable, the operations comprising: determining the identified unplugged end of the fibre channel cable is connected to a fibre channel cable locator; logging the fibre channel cable locator into a fibre channel SAN device connected to the unidentified plugged end of the fibre channel cable based on the connection of the identified unplugged end of the fibre channel cable to the fibre channel cable locator; and querying the fibre channel SAN device via the login for SAN device identification information indicative of a location of the fibre channel SAN device within the fibre channel SAN.