Dynamic switching of a communication port in a storage...

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2008-07-29

2008-07-29

Won, Michael (Department: 2155)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Remote data accessing

C709S202000, C709S212000, C709S222000, C709S230000, C369S030240, C369S030260, C369S044270, C707S793000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10753618

ABSTRACT:
A storage system includes a communication port, the mode of operation of which can be dynamically switched by a user between a target mode and an initiator mode. The port may be a Fibre Channel port. The storage system may be a unified storage system operable to provide file-level access and block-level access to stored data.

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