Method, apparatus and program storage device for providing asynchronous status messaging in a data storage system
US7676616B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 7, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2213/0036
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, apparatus and program storage device for providing asynchronous status messaging in a data storage system Asynchronous events are returned from a target to an initiator in response to a Read Message from the initiator. The return status message may or may not be associated with a previously given command or Logical Unit (LUN).
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