DYNAMIC, ON-DEMAND STORAGE AREA NETWORK (SAN) CACHE
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    发明公开
    DYNAMIC, ON-DEMAND STORAGE AREA NETWORK (SAN) CACHE 有权
    DYNAMISCHER BEDARFSGESTEUERTER CACHEFÜREIN SPEICHERNETZWERK(SAN)

    公开(公告)号:EP2044516A4

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-30

    申请号:EP07796596

    申请日:2007-06-29

    申请人: CISCO TECH INC

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: Disclosed are apparatus and methods for facilitating caching in a storage area network (SAN). In general, data transfer traffic between one or more hosts and one or more memory portions in one or more storage device(s) is redirected to one or more cache modules. One or more network devices (e.g., switches) of the SAN can be configured to redirect data transfer for a particular memory portion of one or more storage device(s) to a particular cache module. As needed, data transfer traffic for any number of memory portions and storage devices can be identified for or removed from being redirected to a particular cache module. Also, any number of cache modules can be utilized for receiving redirected traffic so that such redirected traffic is divided among such cache modules in any suitable proportion for enhanced flexibility.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于促进存储区域网络(SAN)中的高速缓存的装置和方法。 通常,一个或多个主机与一个或多个存储设备中的一个或多个存储器部分之间的数据传输流量被重定向到一个或多个缓存模块。 可以将SAN的一个或多个网络设备(例如,交换机)配置为将一个或多个存储设备的特定存储器部分的数据传输重定向到特定高速缓存模块。 根据需要,可以识别任何数量的存储器部分和存储设备的数据传输流量,或者被重定向到特定高速缓存模块。 而且,任何数量的高速缓存模块都可以用于接收重定向流量,使得这些重定向流量以任何合适的比例被划分在这些高速缓存模块之间以增强灵活性。