| 摘要 |
A storage manager platform for a data processing system. The storage manager platform, located within the same housing as a host central processing unit, is connected to receive data from both the processor and a mass storage unit such as a disk drive. The storage manager provides a programming environment that is independent of the host operating system, to permit implementation of storage management functions such as performance, data protection and other functions. Commands destined for the storage manager platform are provided as in-band messages that pass as normal I/O requests, through the disk storage interface, in a manner that is independent of any host system bus in configuration. In certain disclosed embodiments of the invention the application performance enhancement functions can include caching, boot enhancement, Redundant Array of Independent Disk (RAID) processing and the like.
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