Translating device adapter having a common command set for interfacing multiple types of redundant storage devices to a host processor
US6985983B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 1, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2092
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A translating host bus interface adapter is capable of connecting a computer system as a compute node to a storage area network. The adapter has a processor and a memory system containing firmware for execution in the processor. The host bus adapter is capable of recognizing first and second types of redundant storage accessible over the storage area network and translating generic storage commands into translated commands suitable for communicating with either type of redundant storage, and forwarding the translated commands onto the storage area network. The translating host bus adapter is also capable of constructing and maintaining a mirrored dataset comprising copies on redundant storage systems of either or both types.
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