| US 7,516,245 B2 | ||
| Network with fibre channel fabric snapshot service | ||
| Balakumar N. Kaushik, Sunnyvale, Calif. (US); Shankar Balasubramanian, Sunnyvale, Calif. (US); and Richard L. Hammons, Hollister, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., San Jose, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 14, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/457,768. | ||
| Application 11/457768 is a division of application No. 10/425559, filed on Apr. 29, 2003, granted, now 7,139,845. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0248300 A1, Nov. 02, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 710—5 [710/20; 707/204; 714/40; 714/41; 714/42; 711/100] | 16 Claims |
| 1. A network comprising:
a host;
a snapshot server;
two storage devices; and
a fabric including:
first and second switches,
said first switch including:
a first port for connection to said host;
at least a second port for coupling to at least said second switch and said snapshot server; and
a module coupled to said first port and said at least a second port for receiving a snapshot creation command, said command
directing creation of a snapshot of data stored on a storage device, provided by said host to a well known address and for
transmitting a snapshot creation command, said command directing creation of a snapshot of data stored on a storage device,
directed to said second switch and said snapshot server; and
said second switch including:
a first port for connection to a storage device;
at least a second port for coupling to at least said first switch, said snapshot server and said host; and
a module coupled to said first port and said at least a second port for receiving a snapshot creation command provided by
said first switch, said command directing creation of a snapshot of data stored on said connected storage device, and for
enabling capturing of write operations from said host to said data stored on said connected storage device.
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