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Virtual SCSI bus for SCSI-based storage area network

  • US 7,281,062 B1
  • Filed: 04/22/2002
  • Issued: 10/09/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A storage router apparatus comprising:

  • an internet protocol (IP) port for coupling to a network supporting IP packets, the network having a plurality of information-handling systems;

    a fibre channel port for coupling to a fibre channel network to a plurality of storage devices; and

    one or more SCSI routers to define one or more sessions, each session including an identification of a set of one or more targets on the plurality of storage devices and having an iSCSI application that extracts SCSI command and data information from packets received through the IP port, wherein the one or more SCSI routers are configured to pass extracted SCSI command and data information to the fibre channel port using a virtual SCSI bus including a virtual initiator and a virtual target in the storage router apparatus.

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