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SCSI-BASED STORAGE AREA NETWORK HAVING A SCSI ROUTER THAT ROUTES TRAFFIC BETWEEN SCSI AND IP NETWORKS

  • US 20070112931A1
  • Filed: 01/11/2007
  • Published: 05/17/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A storage router, comprising:

  • a management module having a management interface, wherein the management interface receives commands and wherein the management module configures the storage router as a function of the received commands;

    an IP network interface;

    a SCSI network interface capable of transferring data on a network running a SCSI protocol; and

    a SCSI router, wherein the SCSI router includes means for receiving encapsulated SCSI packets from the IP network interface, means for extracting the SCSI packet from the encapsulated SCSI packet and means for forwarding the SCSI packet to the SCSI network interface;

    wherein the SCSI router maps physical storage devices to iSCSI targets.

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