Patent ID: 7103891
Filing Date: 2006-09-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for facilitating communication with a Fibre Channel controller, comprising the operations of: defining a data structure having a Fibre Channel attribute value, wherein the Fibre Channel attribute value defines a functionality of a Fibre Channel controller; enabling user modification of the Fibre Channel attribute value; defining a Fibre Channel Hardware Interface Module (FCHIM); receiving a modification request from a code segment to alter the Fibre Channel attribute value during operation of the Fibre Channel controller such that the code segment is configured to directly alter the Fibre Channel attribute value without translating the modification request into Fibre Channel commands to facilitate the alteration of the Fibre Channel attribute value, the code segment is an Operating System Module (OSM), the OSM being capable of providing the modification request, the FCHIM being capable of receiving the modification request; and altering the functionality of the Fibre Channel controller based on the Fibre Channel attribute value, the FCHIM being capable of altering the functionality of the Fibre Channel controller based on the Fibre Channel attribute value.