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Date of Patent
June 16, 2009
Patent Application Number
11370643
Date Filed
March 7, 2006
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Patent abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for efficiently selecting virtualization engines in storage area networks. Initiators, targets, and candidate virtualization engines associated with a virtual logical unit number (VLUN) are identified and characteristics such as latency, network topology, load, and mirroring and striping characteristics are analyzed and used to efficiently select a virtualization engine for a particular VLUN in a storage area network. A virtualization engine can be implemented in a line card associated with a fibre channel switch.
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