Method and system for administering storage devices on a network
US6496914B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 22, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/365
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A host system, such as a server, controls a plurality of different class storage devices on a network. The operating system on the host assigns a unique identification to each storage device using a standard protocol and maintains the identification in the operating system. This allows control of the storage devices without complications even though different classes of devices, using differing identification protocols, are assembled on the same network.
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