Patent · US Active

System and method for sharing storage resources

US8595343B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims

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Assignee

Dell Products L.P. · US

Inventors

Jacob Cherian · Austin, US
Don H. Walker · Georgetown, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 14, 2008
Grant date	Nov 26, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 2, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2213/0026
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A network includes a management module with a first root complex, a first server with a first endpoint coupled to the first root complex, and a second server with a second root complex, a second endpoint coupled to the second root complex, a third endpoint coupled to the first root complex, and a bridge coupled to the second endpoint and to the third endpoint. A method includes discovering a PCIe host bridge adapter (PHBA) and a storage resource coupled to multiple storage extents in a PCIe domain, creating a first virtual function on the storage resource and sending a first identifier for the first virtual function to the PHBA. A network interface device includes a PCIe endpoint that is coupleable to a PCIe root complex, another PCIe endpoint that is coupleable to another PCIe root complex, and a bridge that couples the first PCIe endpoint with the second PCIe endpoint.

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