Replication in storage systems using a target port mimicking a host initiator port
US7805566B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2069
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments include methods, apparatus, and systems for replication in storage systems. One embodiment includes a method that uses a target port on a storage array to function as an initiator port on a host in a storage area network (SAN). The target port discovers storage arrays in the SAN and mimics an initiator port to transmit input/output (I/O) requests.
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