A custom host naming mechanism that allows a user to define a custom host name as a virtual name for the hosts in the managed information environment, such as the storage area network, overcomes the shortcomings of the use of a network assigned machine name during a failover operation. The custom host...http://www.google.de/patents/US7437445?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7437445 - System and methods for host naming in a managed information environment
