公开(公告)号：US09733868B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-15

申请号：US14456769

申请日：2014-08-11

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Varagur V. Chandrasekaran ,  Ramesh Sivakolundu ,  Dennis Kai-Fat Fong

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  G06F3/06 ,  H04L29/08

CPC classification number: G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0604 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  H04L67/1097

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for managing exchanges in a network device of a storage area network are disclosed. In a first “host-side” exchange initiated by an initiator and between the initiator and the network device, one or more frames are received from an initiator and/or sent to the initiator. At least one of the frames pertains to access of a virtual storage location of a virtual storage unit representing one or more physical storage locations on one or more physical storage units of the storage area network. One or more “disk-side” exchanges between the network device and one or more targets (i.e., physical storage units) are initiated in response to the first exchange. In the disk-side exchanges, one or more frames are sent from the network device to one of the targets and/or received from the target. Exchange information for the host-side exchange and the associated disk-side exchanges are updated throughout the exchanges.

公开(公告)号：US20150039829A1

公开(公告)日：2015-02-05

申请号：US14456769

申请日：2014-08-11

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Varagur V. Chandrasekaran ,  Ramesh Sivakolundu ,  Dennis Kai-Fat Fong

IPC: G06F3/06

CPC classification number: G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0604 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  H04L67/1097

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for managing exchanges in a network device of a storage area network are disclosed. In a first “host-side” exchange initiated by an initiator and between the initiator and the network device, one or more frames are received from an initiator and/or sent to the initiator. At least one of the frames pertains to access of a virtual storage location of a virtual storage unit representing one or more physical storage locations on one or more physical storage units of the storage area network. One or more “disk-side” exchanges between the network device and one or more targets (i.e., physical storage units) are initiated in response to the first exchange. In the disk-side exchanges, one or more frames are sent from the network device to one of the targets and/or received from the target. Exchange information for the host-side exchange and the associated disk-side exchanges are updated throughout the exchanges.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于管理存储区域网络的网络设备中的交换的方法和装置。 在由发起者发起并且在发起者和网络设备之间发起的第一个“主机侧”交换中，从发起者接收一个或多个帧，和/或发送到发起者。 至少一个帧涉及代表存储区域网络的一个或多个物理存储单元上的一个或多个物理存储位置的虚拟存储单元的虚拟存储位置的访问。 响应于第一次交换，启动网络设备与一个或多个目标（即，物理存储单元）之间的一个或多个“盘侧”交换。 在磁盘侧交换机中，一个或多个帧从网络设备发送到目标之一和/或从目标接收。 主机端交换机和相关的磁盘侧交换机的交换信息在整个交换机中进行更新。