公开(公告)号：US07376869B2

公开(公告)日：2008-05-20

申请号：US11708499

申请日：2007-02-20

Applicant: Anthony F. Aiello ,  Radek Aster

Inventor： Anthony F. Aiello ,  Radek Aster

IPC: G06F11/00

CPC classification number: G06F11/201

Abstract: A system and method enables a file server, to support multi path input/output operations for Fibre Channel devices. Upon each Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop initialization event generated, the system and method updates a path and device instance to track multiple paths to a given device. While the file server is attempting input/output operations, the failure of a given path can be corrected by the use of another path associated with a given device. The data structures generated by the low levels of the storage operating system are exposed for use by upper level services for routing a storage device identification purposes.

Abstract translation: 系统和方法使文件服务器能够支持光纤通道设备的多路输入/输出操作。 在每个光纤通道仲裁循环初始化事件生成后，系统和方法会更新路径和设备实例，以跟踪给定设备的多条路径。 当文件服务器正在尝试输入/输出操作时，可以通过使用与给定设备相关联的另一路径来纠正给定路径的故障。 由存储操作系统的低级别生成的数据结构被暴露以供高级服务用于路由存储设备识别目的。

公开(公告)号：US20070180332A1

公开(公告)日：2007-08-02

申请号：US11708499

申请日：2007-02-20

Applicant: Anthony Aiello ,  Radek Aster

Inventor： Anthony Aiello ,  Radek Aster

IPC: G06F11/00

CPC classification number: G06F11/201

Abstract: A system and method enables a file server, to support multi path input/output operations for Fibre Channel devices. Upon each Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop initialization event generated, the system and method updates a path and device instance to track multiple paths to a given device. While the file server is attempting input/output operations, the failure of a given path can be corrected by the use of another path associated with a given device. The data structures generated by the low levels of the storage operating system are exposed for use by upper level services for routing a storage device identification purposes.

Abstract translation: 系统和方法使文件服务器能够支持光纤通道设备的多路径输入/输出操作。 在每个光纤通道仲裁循环初始化事件生成后，系统和方法会更新路径和设备实例，以跟踪给定设备的多条路径。 当文件服务器正在尝试输入/输出操作时，可以通过使用与给定设备相关联的另一路径来纠正给定路径的故障。 由存储操作系统的低级别生成的数据结构被暴露以供高级服务用于路由存储设备识别目的。

公开(公告)号：US20060206671A1

公开(公告)日：2006-09-14

申请号：US11075619

申请日：2005-03-08

Applicant: Anthony Aiello ,  Radek Aster ,  Randal Thelen ,  George Kong

Inventor： Anthony Aiello ,  Radek Aster ,  Randal Thelen ,  George Kong

IPC: G06F12/14 ,  G06F12/00

CPC classification number: G06F11/2092 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F11/1092 ,  G06F11/2094 ,  G06F2206/1012 ,  G06F2211/1028 ,  H04L67/1097

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel coordinated shared storage architecture that permits the amortization of cost of the spares over any number of the storage systems and enables improvements to a number of storage system operations. The coordinated shared storage architecture comprises a plurality of storage systems disk shelves via a plurality of intermediate network devices, such as hubs. Each storage system includes a storage operating system having a target device driver module. The target device driver module permits the storage system to function as a SCSI target and thereby receive and process commands directed to it from other storage systems.

Abstract translation: 本发明提供了一种新颖的协调共享存储架构，其允许在任何数量的存储系统上分摊备件的成本，并且能够改进多个存储系统操作。 协调的共享存储架构包括经由诸如集线器的多个中间网络设备的多个存储系统盘架。 每个存储系统包括具有目标设备驱动器模块的存储操作系统。 目标设备驱动器模块允许存储系统用作SCSI目标，从而从其他存储系统接收和处理指向它的命令。