Fibre channel disk emulator system and method

Details Fibre channel disk emulator system and method Fibre channel disk emulator system and method

2004-11-23

2010-11-30

Silver, David (Department: 2128)

Data processing: structural design, modeling, simulation, and em

Emulation

C703S024000, C714S025000, C714S029000

Reexamination Certificate

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07844444

ABSTRACT:
A system and method for emulating disk drives in a storage area network, including providing a system with one or more ports for connecting to a storage area network, emulating one or more targets for each port of the system, and emulating one or more LUNs for each emulated target of the system.

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