Patent ID: 6606630
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A memory system having at least one level of memory and having stored therein a network topology database representative of topology of a fibre-channel network, the network topology database comprising:at least one device record further comprising at least one pointer field for linking the at least one device record into a device list, at least some device information, and at least one pointer field for locating a path link list; at least one node record further comprising at least one pointer field for linking the at least one node record into a node list, a field containing node identity information, and at least one pointer field for locating the at least one device record; wherein there is at least one path link list accessible through a device record, the path link list comprising at least one path link, each path link further comprising at least one pointer field for linking the at least one path link into the path link list, and path status information.