CPC H04L 41/12 (2013.01) [H04L 49/15 (2013.01); H04L 49/30 (2013.01); H04L 49/70 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
by program instructions on a computing device,
creating, on an interconnect switch, a virtual topology discovery device for a first port on the interconnect switch, wherein the first port on the interconnect switch is configured to connect a single compute node to the interconnect switch, wherein the interconnect switch is coupled to the compute node via the first port, wherein the virtual topology discovery device is a virtual device that comprises a port identifier for the first port and information describing other available endpoints within the interconnect switch, and wherein the virtual topology discovery device is a function within firmware for one selected from a group consisting of the interconnect switch and a management controller within an interconnect switch enclosure;
mapping the virtual topology discovery device to the first port;
receiving an inventory request from the compute node via the first port;
routing the inventory request to the virtual topology discovery device for the first port; and
sending, from the virtual topology discovery device for the first port, the port identifier to the compute node.
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