CPC H04L 61/103 (2013.01) [H04L 45/741 (2013.01); H04L 67/1001 (2022.05); H04L 67/1097 (2013.01); H04L 2101/622 (2022.05)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method, comprising:
receiving an address resolution request from one of a plurality of storage nodes of a storage system, to be sent external to the storage system;
replacing a source address of the one of the plurality of storage nodes in the address resolution request that is to be sent external to the storage system with a cluster address for reply to the storage system as a single identity prior to transmitting the address resolution request to one or more external network devices differing from the plurality of storage nodes;
receiving an address resolution reply responsive to the transmitting, from the one or more external network devices differing from the plurality of storage nodes;
replacing an address for transmission to each of the plurality of storage nodes for the replaced address in the address resolution reply; and
transmitting the address resolution reply to each of the plurality of storage nodes.
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