Apparatus system and method for distributing configuration parameter
    2.
    发明申请
    Apparatus system and method for distributing configuration parameter 有权
    用于分配配置参数的装置系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070143480A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-21

    申请号:US11304852

    申请日:2005-12-15

    IPC分类号: G06F15/173

    CPC分类号: H04L61/2015

    摘要: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for distributing configuration parameters. The present invention includes one or more storage devices configured to store data, a first DHCP server configured to process DHCP messages and redirect communications regarding configuration parameters for the storage devices to a second DHCP server, and a configuration datastore configured to store configuration parameters for the storage devices. The second DHCP server may be configured to process DHCP messages and retrieve configuration parameters for the storage devices from the configuration datastore. In certain embodiments, each storage initiator communicates with the DHCP servers, receives the configuration parameters such as iSCSI parameters, and provides the configuration parameters to one or more storage devices.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于分配配置参数的装置,系统和方法。 本发明包括被配置为存储数据的一个或多个存储设备,被配置为处理DHCP消息并且将关于存储设备的配置参数的重定向通信重定向到第二DHCP服务器的第一DHCP服务器,以及被配置为存储配置参数的配置数据存储 存储设备。 可以将第二个DHCP服务器配置为处理DHCP消息,并从配置数据存储中检索存储设备的配置参数。 在某些实施例中,每个存储启动器与DHCP服务器通信,接收诸如iSCSI参数的配置参数,并将配置参数提供给一个或多个存储设备。

    Apparatus, system, and method for automatically verifying access to a mulitipathed target at boot time
    3.
    发明申请
    Apparatus, system, and method for automatically verifying access to a mulitipathed target at boot time 失效
    用于在启动时自动验证对多用途目标的访问的装置,系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070143583A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-21

    申请号:US11300999

    申请日:2005-12-15

    IPC分类号: G06F15/177 H04L9/32

    摘要: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for automatically verifying access to a multipathed target at boot time. The apparatus is provided with a logic unit containing a plurality of modules configured to functionally execute the necessary steps of identifying a plurality of paths to a target device, automatically selecting one of the plurality of paths to the target device, and verifying access on at least one path to the target device. Beneficially, the disclosed embodiments of the apparatus, system, and method reduce false errors during the boot cycle, improve reliability of the multipathed network, simplify traffic load balancing, and provide for topology mapping for troubleshooting and network metrics. The disclosed embodiments provide a means for verifying multipathed targets automatically, without requiring user assistance, intervention, or interaction.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于在引导时自动验证对多路径目标的访问的装置,系统和方法。 所述装置设置有包含多个模块的逻辑单元,所述多个模块被配置为功能地执行识别到目标设备的多个路径的必要步骤,自动选择到目标设备的多条路径中的一条路径,以及至少验证访问 到目标设备的一条路径。 有利地,所公开的装置,系统和方法的实施例减少了引导周期期间的错误错误,提高了多路径网络的可靠性,简化了流量负载平衡,并提供了用于故障排除和网络度量的拓扑映射。 所公开的实施例提供了一种用于自动地验证多路径目标的手段,而不需要用户帮助,干预或交互。

    Internet SCSI Communication via UNDI Services
    6.
    发明申请
    Internet SCSI Communication via UNDI Services 有权
    通过UNDI服务进行Internet SCSI通信

    公开(公告)号:US20070266195A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-11-15

    申请号:US11828112

    申请日:2007-07-25

    IPC分类号: G06F13/14

    摘要: A method and system for emulating a hardware Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) Host Bus Adapter (HBA) without risking an interruption of communication between a computer and a remote secondary storage device is presented. During normal operations, a (hardware emulating) software HBA drives a Network Interface Card (NIC) to afford communication between the computer and the remote secondary storage. If an operating system (OS) anomaly occurs in the computer, the NIC is normally disconnected by the OS. To maintain communication between the computer and the secondary storage device if such an event occurs, a failover network device is called up by the computer's System Management Memory (SMM) Basic Input Output System (BIOS), which allows uninterrupted communication to continue between the computer and remote secondary storage device.

    摘要翻译: 提出了一种用于模拟硬件互联网小型计算机系统接口(iSCSI)主机总线适配器(HBA)的方法和系统,而不会造成计算机和远程辅助存储设备之间的通信中断。 在正常操作期间,(硬件仿真)软件HBA驱动网络接口卡(NIC)以提供计算机和远程辅助存储之间的通信。 如果计算机中发生操作系统异常,则通常由操作系统断开NIC。 为了保持计算机和辅助存储设备之间的通信,如果发生这种情况,则计算机的系统管理存储器(SMM)基本输入输出系统(BIOS)调用故障切换网络设备,这允许不间断的通信在计算机之间继续 和远程辅助存储设备。

    Apparatus and Method for Serving Digital Content Across Multiple Network Elements
    7.
    发明申请
    Apparatus and Method for Serving Digital Content Across Multiple Network Elements 审中-公开
    用于跨多个网络元素服务数字内容的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070260546A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-11-08

    申请号:US11381382

    申请日:2006-05-03

    IPC分类号: G06Q99/00

    摘要: An apparatus and method use a scale out paradigm to spread digital content across multiple servers, which then deliver the content in parallel to a client. Spreading content over multiple servers allows easily expanding memory and I/O capabilities at a reasonable cost. The client includes a mechanism for receiving the content on multiple channels from multiple server computer systems, and for assembling the content into a single stream. The result is a system that may be easily scaled to provide digital content to an increasing number of users at a reasonable cost.

    摘要翻译: 一种装置和方法使用扩展范例来跨多个服务器传播数字内容,然后将这些内容与客户端并行传递。 通过多个服务器传播内容可以以合理的成本轻松扩展内存和I / O功能。 客户机包括用于从多个服务器计算机系统在多个信道上接收内容并将内容组装成单个流的机制。 结果是可以容易地缩放以便以合理的成本向越来越多的用户提供数字内容的系统。

    Apparatus, system, and method for deploying iSCSI parameters to a diskless computing device
    8.
    发明申请
    Apparatus, system, and method for deploying iSCSI parameters to a diskless computing device 有权
    将iSCSI参数部署到无盘计算设备的装置,系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070143611A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-21

    申请号:US11300961

    申请日:2005-12-15

    IPC分类号: H04L9/00

    摘要: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for deploying sensitive communication parameters to a diskless computing device. A parameter structure module is included to store one or more Internet Small Computer System Interface (“iSCSI”) communication parameters in an extendable data structure configured to store a set of basic parameter settings and a set of extended parameter settings. A link module is included to establish a secure link to a diskless computing device over a physically secure connection. A deployment module is included to deploy the extendable data structure over the secure connection to a non-volatile memory in the diskless computing device. The non-volatile memory is configured to provide sensitive iSCSI communication parameters provided by the extendable data structure to a CPU of the diskless computing device during a boot sequence.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于将敏感通信参数部署到无盘计算设备的装置,系统和方法。 包括参数结构模块以将可扩展数据结构中的一个或多个互联网小型计算机系统接口(“iSCSI”)通信参数存储在一起,被配置为存储一组基本参数设置和一组扩展参数设置。 包括链路模块以通过物理上安全的连接来建立到无盘计算设备的安全链路。 包括部署模块,以将安全连接上的可扩展数据结构部署到无盘计算设备中的非易失性存储器。 非易失性存储器被配置为在引导序列期间将由可扩展数据结构提供的敏感的iSCSI通信参数提供给无盘计算设备的CPU。