Patent ID: 8015274

Claim:
A computerized director control system for controlling a plurality of directors in a switched fabric network including a plurality of redundant paths between the plurality of directors, comprising: a script language processor for interpreting high-level statements and generating command functions understood by an application programming interface (API) associated with the switched fabric network, the switched fabric network including the plurality of directors and a plurality of components connected to the plurality of directors, wherein at least one of the plurality of components is connected to two distinct directors of the plurality of directors, wherein the command functions are generated based upon the high-level statements, and wherein the command functions include: a query switch command for investigating whether other components exist beyond at least one of the plurality of directors, a query interface switch command, and a write switch command for altering the status of the at least one director, the altering of the status including turning the director on or off, and a display result command for displaying results only when an error occurs in the write switch command; and a system for generating an output in response to a set of command functions submitted to the switched fabric network.