Architecture for virtualization of networked storage resources
US7984253B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1097
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An architecture for managing a plurality of storage area networks including a plurality of data storage volumes and one or more hosts, wherein the volumes are in a switched storage network in the storage area networks the architecture comprising one or more processors in communication with switching capability for the switched storage network, wherein the one or more processors include program logic for embodying logical constructions of a storage presentation layer including target virtualization and logical unit (LU) virtualization; and a volume presentation layer including volume virtualization for replication of data.
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