27-03-2014 дата публикации
Номер: US20140086044A1
Techniques are disclosed to reduce crossover between traffic from switch elements of different switch domains in a distributed switch. Addition of a first switch element to the distributed switch is detected. The distributed switch includes multiple switch elements at least subsequent to the addition, and each switch element has a switch element identifier and a fabric identifier. The respective fabric identifiers of the first switch element and of a second switch element are retrieved. The second switch element is communicably connected to the first switch element via a link, and the link is configured to allow only command traffic to be transmitted via the link. Upon a determination that the fabric identifier of the first switch element does not match the fabric identifier of the second switch element, then no command is issued specifying to reconfigure the link to allow at least one additional traffic type, different from command traffic. 1. A computer-implemented method to reduce crossover between traffic from switch elements of different switch domains in a distributed switch , the method comprising: retrieving, respectively, the fabric identifiers of the first switch element and of a second switch element of the plurality of switch elements, wherein the second switch element is communicably connected to the first switch element via a link, wherein the link is configured to allow only command traffic to be transmitted via the link; and', 'upon determining, by operation of one or more computer processors, that the retrieved fabric identifier of the first switch element does not match the retrieved fabric identifier of the second switch element, refraining from issuing any command specifying to reconfigure the link to allow at least one additional traffic type, different from command traffic., 'upon detecting addition of a first switch element to the distributed switch, the distributed switch including a plurality of switch elements subsequent to the detected ...
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