公开(公告)号：WO2002065298A1

公开(公告)日：2002-08-22

申请号：PCT/US2002/005504

申请日：2002-02-13

Applicant: CANDERA, INC. ,  SHAH, Nilesh ,  IBRAHIM, Rahim ,  TRAN, Nghiep ,  NGUYEN, Tuan

Inventor： SHAH, Nilesh ,  IBRAHIM, Rahim ,  TRAN, Nghiep ,  NGUYEN, Tuan

IPC: G06F12/08

CPC classification number: G06F12/1458 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0614 ,  G06F3/0629 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F11/0724 ,  G06F11/0727 ,  G06F11/0766 ,  G06F11/0793 ,  G06F11/1482 ,  G06F11/201 ,  G06F11/2025 ,  G06F11/2089 ,  G06F11/2092 ,  G06F11/2094 ,  G06F11/2097 ,  G06F2201/815 ,  H04L49/357 ,  H04L67/1097

Abstract: A storage server (100) in a storage area network (SAN) environment connecting host computers (106) and storage devices (104). The storage server (100) includes a plurality of storage processors and a switching circuit. Data is routed between the storage processors via the switching circuit according to routing tags. The routing tags are examined prior to completely receiving the data, allowing the data to be routed with minimal delay.

Abstract translation: 一种连接主计算机（106）和存储设备（104）的存储区域网络（SAN）环境中的存储服务器（100）。 存储服务器（100）包括多个存储处理器和切换电路。 根据路由标签，数据经由交换电路在存储处理器之间路由。 在完全接收数据之前检查路由标签，允许以最小的延迟路由数据。

公开(公告)号：EP1370947A1

公开(公告)日：2003-12-17

申请号：EP02707860.9

申请日：2002-02-13

Applicant: Candera, Inc.

Inventor： SHAH, Nilesh ,  IBRAHIM, Rahim ,  TRAN, Nghiep ,  NGUYEN, Tuan

IPC: G06F12/08 ,  G06F15/173

CPC classification number: G06F12/1458 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0614 ,  G06F3/0629 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F11/0724 ,  G06F11/0727 ,  G06F11/0766 ,  G06F11/0793 ,  G06F11/1482 ,  G06F11/201 ,  G06F11/2025 ,  G06F11/2089 ,  G06F11/2092 ,  G06F11/2094 ,  G06F11/2097 ,  G06F2201/815 ,  H04L49/357 ,  H04L67/1097

Abstract: In a storage server on a storage area network, a media unit manager manages disk space in a manner transparent to the host computers. The media unit manager uses media units corresponding to the physical storage devices on the storage area network to build higher-level media units. The higher level media units can have the attributes of being sliced, concatenated, mirrored, striped, etc. Thus, the host computers need not be aware of the specific physical storage devices themselves, reducing the management and reconfiguration burden on the host computers when storage devices are added to or removed from the storage area network.