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Dense server environment that shares an IDE drive

  • US 6,848,034 B2
  • Filed: 04/04/2002
  • Issued: 01/25/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for sharing an Integrated Device Electronics (IDE) drive in a dense server environment comprising the steps of:

  • fetching a request from a server blade in a plurality of server blades in said dense server environment, wherein said request comprises a command to access one or more logical blocks in said IDE drive;

    determining a logical partition in said IDE drive that is associated with said server blade; and

    mapping one or more logical blocks in said request and said logical partition associated with said server blade to physical sectors of said IDE drive.

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