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Method and system for accessing storage device

US8566416B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 17, 2012
Grant dateOct 22, 2013
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0689
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a subrack with multiple boards, in order to enable a server board and at least one client board of the multiple boards to access a same storage device, an embodiment server board acquires, physical information of at least one physical storage device. Then the server board sends a client board the physical information to enable the client board to establish a virtue storage device and receives a first request for accessing the virtual storage device sent from the client board. The server board convertes the first request for accessing the virtual storage device into a second request for accessing the physical storage device, and sends the second request for accessing the physical storage device to a storage controller connected to the physical storage device in order to enable the storage controller to send relevant data to the client.

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