Patent ID: 8898224
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for modifying an input/output (I/O) connection type between a client and a server, comprising: determining, by a client, when at least partial storage access control for the client is to be migrated from a first virtualized I/O server to a second virtualized I/O server; selecting, by the client, an I/O connection type from among multiple available I/O connection types available between the client and the second virtualized I/O server when the at least partial storage access control for the client is to be migrated; and communicating, by the client, the selected I/O connection type to the second virtualized I/O server, wherein the second virtualized I/O server is configured to facilitate storage access for the client using the selected I/O connection type.