Patent ID: 7216192
Filing Date: 2007-05-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of configuring a data storage system processing I/O requests and having active data traffic on a Fibre Channel loop including a first port to be connected to a second port, comprising: (a) beaconing the first port; (b) beaconing the second port; (c) displaying instructions to a user to connect a cable between the first port and the second port; (d) receiving an indication that the cable is connected between the first port and the second port; (e) enabling the first port; (f) initiating a LIP on the Fibre Channel loop; (g) verifying whether the cable is connected between the first port and the second port; and (h) suspending the active data traffic on the Fibre Channel loop before step (e) and resuming the active data traffic on the Fibre Channel loop after step (f).