APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR AN IN-SERVER STORAGE AREA NETWORK
First Claim
1. An apparatus for an in-server storage area network (“
- SAN”
), the apparatus comprising;
a first storage controller within a first server, the first storage controller controlling at least one storage device, the first server comprising a network interface shared by the first server and the first storage controller;
a storage communication module that facilitates communication between the first storage controller and at least one device external to the first server, the communication between the first storage controller and the external device independent from the first server; and
an in-server SAN module that services a storage request using at least one of a network protocol and a bus protocol, the in-server SAN module servicing the storage request independent from the first server, the service request received from a client.
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Abstract
An apparatus and system are disclosed for an in-server storage area network (“SAN”). A first storage controller is included within a first server. The first storage controller controls at least one storage device. The first server includes a network interface shared by the first server and the first storage controller. A storage communication module is included that facilitates communication between the first storage controller and at least one device external to the first server, where the communication between the first storage controller and the external device is independent from the first server. An in-server SAN module is included that services a storage request using at least one of a network protocol and a bus protocol. The in-server SAN module services the storage request independent from the first server, the service request received from a client.
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29 Claims
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1. An apparatus for an in-server storage area network (“
- SAN”
), the apparatus comprising;a first storage controller within a first server, the first storage controller controlling at least one storage device, the first server comprising a network interface shared by the first server and the first storage controller; a storage communication module that facilitates communication between the first storage controller and at least one device external to the first server, the communication between the first storage controller and the external device independent from the first server; and an in-server SAN module that services a storage request using at least one of a network protocol and a bus protocol, the in-server SAN module servicing the storage request independent from the first server, the service request received from a client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for an in-server storage area network (“
- SAN”
), the apparatus comprising;a first server; a first storage controller within the first server, the first storage controller controlling at least one storage device, the first server comprising a network interface shared by the first server and the first storage controller; a storage communication module that facilitates communication between the first storage controller and at least one device external to the first server, the communication between the first storage controller and the external device independent from the first server; and an in-server SAN module that services a storage request using at least one of a network protocol and a bus protocol, the in-server SAN module servicing the storage request independent from the first server, the service request received from a client. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having computer usable program code executable to perform operations for an in-server storage area network (“
- SAN”
), the operations of the computer program product comprising;facilitating communication between a first storage controller and at least one device external to a first server, the communication between the first storage controller and the external device independent from the first server, the first storage controller within the first server, the first storage controller controlling at least one storage device, the first server comprising a network interface shared by the first server and the first storage controller; and servicing a storage request using at least one of a network protocol and a bus protocol, the in-server SAN module servicing the storage request independent from the first server, the service request received from a client.
- SAN”
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