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Distributed storage resource management in a storage area network

US6826580B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 19, 2001
Grant dateNov 30, 2004
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Expiry dateJan 24, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99953
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for managing storage resources associated with a network having at least one storage resource coupled to at least one server and at least one client over at least one data path. The method and system includes servers managing the storage resource over the data path, and clients directing I/O requests to the storage resources and redirecting I/O requests to the servers upon the detection of a failure condition.

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