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Methods and apparatus for establishing communications with a data storage system

  • US 7,624,265 B1
  • Filed: 12/24/2001
  • Issued: 11/24/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a computer system, a method comprising:

  • receiving, from a data storage system, a request to establish a communications session with the data storage system;

    providing data storage system search criteria including user authentication information to a connection monitor computer system to produce a set of data storage system identities that meet the data storage system search criteria;

    receiving a set of data storage system identities including identities of data storage systems to which a user, identified by the user authentication information, is allowed to establish a packet communications session;

    allowing the user to select at least one data storage system identity from the set of data storage system identities;

    establishing a first packet communications session from the computer system to a data communications device capable of communicating with the data storage system;

    establishing a second packet communications session from the data communications device to a service processor associated with the data storage system; and

    performing packet communications between the computer system and the service processor associated with the data storage system using the first and second packet communications sessions.

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