Patent ID: 9164773
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: determining, by a management controller of a first server in a storage network, if a first virtual initiator is used by a second server in the storage network, wherein the first virtual initiator includes first boot information for allocating a first storage resource of the storage network, and wherein the first virtual initiator is received from a lifecycle controller of the first server; aborting a boot up of a processor of the first server in response to determining that the first virtual initiator is being used by the second server, wherein the processor and the management controller are separate processing units of the first server; and proceeding with the boot up of the processor in response to determining that the first virtual initiator is not used by the second server, wherein the boot up proceeds using the first boot information to allocate the first storage resource to the first server.