Distributed storage resource management in a storage area network
US6826580B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2022 |
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- 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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