System and method for configuring a storage network utilizing a multi-protocol storage appliance
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1. A method for configuring a storage network utilizing one or more storage appliances, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a set of clients, operatively interconnected with the one or more storage appliances via a first network;
providing a nearline storage server, the near-line storage server operatively interconnected to the one or more storage appliances via a second network; and
exporting a set of data over the first and second networks simultaneously from the one or more storage appliances to the set of clients.
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Abstract
A system and method for configuring a storage network utilizing one or more storage appliances to utilize the multi-block based protocol nature of the storage appliances. By configuring the storage network, data served by the storage appliance may be accessed by a plurality of protocols simultaneously. Illustratively, a virtual disk (vdisk) may be access by clients using the FCP protocol over a FC network while other clients access the vdisk using the iSCSI protocol over a TCP/IP network.
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1. A method for configuring a storage network utilizing one or more storage appliances, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a set of clients, operatively interconnected with the one or more storage appliances via a first network;
providing a nearline storage server, the near-line storage server operatively interconnected to the one or more storage appliances via a second network; and
exporting a set of data over the first and second networks simultaneously from the one or more storage appliances to the set of clients. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for configuring a storage network utilizing one or more storage appliances, the system comprising:
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a set of clients operatively interconnected with a first network;
a nearline storage server operatively interconnected with a second network; and
one or more storage appliances operatively interconnected with the first and second networks and adapted to export a set of data over the first and second network simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for configuring a storage network, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a client cluster comprising of a first client and a second client;
providing a first network operatively interconnected with the first client and one or more storage appliances;
providing a second network operatively interconnected with the second client and the one or more storage appliances; and
exporting a set of data to the first client over the first network and to the second client over the second network simultaneously from the one or more storage appliances. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for configuring a storage network, the system comprising:
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a client cluster comprising of a first client and a second client;
a first network operatively interconnected with the first client and one or more storage appliances;
a second network operatively connected with the second client; and
one or more storage appliances operatively interconnected with the first and second clients, and further adapted to export a set of data to the first client over the first network and to the second client over the second network simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for configuring a storage network, a method comprising the steps of:
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providing a client having a first and second network adapters, the first network adapter operatively interconnecting with a first network and the second network adapter operatively interconnecting with a second network; and
providing a storage appliance operatively interconnecting with the first and second networks and exporting a set of data over the first and second network simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for configuring a storage network, a system comprising:
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a client having a first and second network adapters, the first network adapter operatively interconnecting with a first network and the second network adapter operatively interconnecting with a second network; and
a storage appliance operatively interconnecting with the first and second networks and exporting a set of data over the first and second network simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for configuring a storage network utilizing one or more storage appliances, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a set of clients, operatively interconnected with the one or more storage appliances via a first network; and
providing a nearline storage server, the nearline storage server operatively interconnected to a backup client adapted to read a set of data exported by the one or more storage appliances using a first protocol and write the set of data to the nearline storage server using a second protocol. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for configuring a storage network utilizing one or more storage appliances, the system comprising:
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a set of clients, operatively interconnected with the one or more storage appliances via a first network; and
a nearline storage server, the nearline storage server operatively interconnected to a backup client adapted to read a set of data exported by the one or more storage appliances using a first protocol and write the set of data to the nearline storage server using a second protocol. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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