Patent
1995-10-23
1998-08-04
Beausoliel, Jr., Robert W.
39518205, G06F 1120
Patent
active
057907757
ABSTRACT:
Provided herein is a method and apparatus for host transparent storage controller failover and failback. A controller is capable of assuming the identity of a failed controller while continuing to respond to its own SCSI ID or IDs in such a way that all SCSI IDs and associated units (LUNS) of the failed controller are effectively taken over by the surviving controller. This "failover" behavior is transparent to any attached host computers and is treated by such attached hosts as a powerfail condition. The symmetric operation of returning the targets (IDs) and units (LUNs) to the previously failing controller ("failback") is likewise transparent.
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Marks Randal S.
Roberson Randy L.
Shen Diana
Sicola Stephen J.
Baderman Scott T.
Beausoliel, Jr. Robert W.
Digital Equipment Corporation
Hudgens Ronald C.
Peterson Cathy L.
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