Storage area network methods and apparatus for communication and interfacing with multiple platforms
US7457846B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 5, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99932
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage area network (SAN) has a plurality of components including digital data processors, e.g., hosts, coupled to a plurality of storage device. Common, platform-independent processes execute on the hosts, which can be of varied platform types, e.g., Unix™, Windows™, Solaris, and so forth. Those processes utilizes the command line interface of the host operating system to invoke platform-dependent processes on the respective hosts. The platform-dependent processes return data to the platform-independent processes, e.g., via Standard Output or Standard Error of the host operating system command line interface.
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