公开(公告)号：WO2004015521A2

公开(公告)日：2004-02-19

申请号：PCT/US2003/023597

申请日：2003-07-28

Applicant: NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC.

Inventor： PAWLOWSKI, Brian ,  SRINIVASAN, Mohan ,  LEE, Herman ,  RAJAN, Vijayan ,  PITTMAN, Joseph, C.

IPC: G06F

CPC classification number: H04L63/10 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0661 ,  G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F17/30067

Abstract: A multi-protocol storage appliance serves file and block protocol access to information stored on storage devices in an integrated manner for both network attached storage (NAS) and storage area network (SAN) deployments. A storage operating system of the appliance implements a file system that cooperates with novel virtualization modules to provide a virtualization system that “virtualizes” the storage space provided by the devices. Notably, the file system provides volume management capabilities for use in block-based access to the information stored on the devices. The virtualization system allows the file system to logically organize the information as named file, directory and virtual disk (vdisk) storage objects to thereby provide an integrated NAS and SAN appliance approach to storage by enabling file-based access to the files and directories, while further enabling block-based access to the vdisks.

Abstract translation: 多协议存储设备以集成的方式为存储在存储设备上的信息提供文件和块协议访问，用于网络连接存储（NAS）和存储区域网（SAN）部署。 该设备的存储操作系统实现与新颖的虚拟化模块协作的文件系统，以提供“虚拟化”由设备提供的存储空间的虚拟化系统。 值得注意的是，文件系统提供卷管理功能，用于基于块访问存储在设备上的信息。 虚拟化系统允许文件系统以命名文件，目录和虚拟磁盘（虚拟磁盘）存储对象逻辑地组织信息，从而通过启用基于文件的访问文件和目录来提供集成的NAS和SAN设备存储方法，同时 进一步启用基于块的访问虚拟磁盘。

公开(公告)号：EP1543399A2

公开(公告)日：2005-06-22

申请号：EP03784832.2

申请日：2003-07-28

Applicant: Network Appliance, Inc.

Inventor： PAWLOWSKI, Brian ,  SRINIVASAN, Mohan ,  LEE, Herman ,  RAJAN, Vijayan ,  PITTMAN, Joseph, C.

IPC: G06F1/00

CPC classification number: H04L63/10 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0661 ,  G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F17/30067

Abstract: A multi-protocol storage appliance serves file and block protocol access to information stored on storage devices in an integrated manner for both network attached storage (NAS) and storage area network (SAN) deployments. A storage operating system of the appliance implements a file system (320) that cooperates with novel virtualization modules to provide a virtualization system (300) that “virtualizes” the storage space provided by the devices. The file system provides volume management capabilities for use in block-based access to the information stored on the devices. The virtualization system (300) allows the file system to logically organize the information as named file (324), directory (326) and virtual disk storage objects (322, 328) to thereby provide an integrated NAS and SAN appliance approach to storage by enabling file-based access to the files and directories while further enabling block-based access to the virtual disks.