Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Distributed data processing – Client/server
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-03
2006-01-03
Shah, Kamini (Department: 2142)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Distributed data processing
Client/server
C709S223000, C711S006000, C711S100000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06983303
ABSTRACT:
A method, and corresponding storage aggregator, for aggregating data storage within a data storage network. The storage network includes a server with consumers or upper level applications, a storage system with available storage, and a fabric linking the server and the storage system. The method includes pooling the available storage to create virtual drives, which represent the available storage and may be a combination of logical unit number (LUN) pages. The volumes within the available data storage are divided into pages, and volumes of LUN pages are created based on available pages. The virtual drives are presented to the server, and a logical command is received from the server requesting access to the storage represented by the virtual drives. The command is transmitted to controllers for the available storage and a link is established between the server and controllers with data being exchanged directly between the server and controllers.
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Elliott Robert
Pellegrino Greg
Sabotta Mike
Hewlett-Packard Development Company LP.
Shah Kamini
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