公开(公告)号：WO2006081294A3

公开(公告)日：2006-10-19

申请号：PCT/US2006002639

申请日：2006-01-26

Applicant: NETWORK APPLIANCE INC

Inventor： AIELLO ANTHONY F ,  ASTER RADEK ,  THELEN RADAL ,  KONG GEORGE

IPC: G06F3/06

CPC classification number: G06F11/2092 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F11/1092 ,  G06F11/2094 ,  G06F2206/1012 ,  G06F2211/1028 ,  H04L67/1097

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel coordinated shared storage architecture that permits the amortization of cost of the spares over any number of the storage systems and enables improvements to a number of storage system operations. The coordinated shared storage architecture comprises a plurality of storage systems disk shelves via a plurality of intermediate network devices, such as hubs. Each storage system includes a storage operating system having a target device driver module. The target device driver module permits the storage system to function as a SCSI target and thereby receive and process commands directed to it from other storage systems.

Abstract translation: 本发明提供了一种新颖的协调共享存储架构，其允许在任何数量的存储系统上分摊备件的成本，并且能够改进多个存储系统操作。 协调的共享存储架构包括经由诸如集线器的多个中间网络设备的多个存储系统盘架。 每个存储系统包括具有目标设备驱动器模块的存储操作系统。 目标设备驱动器模块允许存储系统用作SCSI目标，从而从其他存储系统接收和处理指向它的命令。