Patent ID: 6810418
Filing Date: 2004-10-26
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method for accessing service agents on non-subnet manager hosts in an Infiniband subnet comprising:registering, by a service agent at a first host, with a first General Service Agent (GSA) at the first host; sending the registration to a second GSA at a second host if the first host is not a subnet manager, the second host being a subnet manager; sending, by the second host, a request for access/identification information to the service agent; receiving the requested access/identification information at the second host; receiving, at the second host, a service request for the service agent at the first host, the service request being from a client; redirecting the client to the first host, the redirecting performed by the second host sending the client a message; and sending the service request for the service agent to the first host by the client, wherein the first host, second host, and client are part of an Infiniband subnet.