Method and apparatus for implementing distributed SCSI devices using enhanced adapter reservations
US7139907B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0689
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for implementing distributed (SCSI) devices using enhanced adapter reservations. A plurality of adapters is provided. Each adapter implements a plurality of logical devices with each logical device respectively coupled to a port of the distributed SCSI devices. The adapters manage reservations for the plurality of logical devices selectively using a no reservation state, an implicit reservation state, and an explicit reservation state. The adapters arbitrarily assign one adapter for managing each of the plurality of logical devices.
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