发明名称 |
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING STORAGE NETWORK PERFROMANCE BY MANAGING A LOGICAL VOLUME IN A STORAGE NETWORK SWITCHING COMPONENT |
摘要 |
Methods and apparatus for improved storage network performance by embedding logical volume control within a switching component of a storage network. An enhanced storage network switching component comprises a logical volume manager that aggregates a plurality of ports/PHYS of the switch (each coupled with a corresponding target storage device) to create and manage a logical volume. The manager exposes only a single port/PHY for access to the logical volume. Other ports/PHYs for the individual target storage devices of the logical volume are disabled so that attached host/initiator components cannot access the individual storage devices of the logical volume. In one exemplary embodiment, the logical volume is a striped logical volume to enable parallel operation of multiple storage devices for processing an I/O request. The speed of communications between the switching component and the host/initiator component may then be better matched with the performance of the logical volume. |
申请公布号 |
US2013007334(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2013.01.03 |
申请号 |
US201113171922 |
申请日期 |
2011.06.29 |
申请人 |
LSI CORPORATION;MCGINLEY JASON C.;GADSING SAGAR G.;FREEL MATTHEW K. |
发明人 |
MCGINLEY JASON C.;GADSING SAGAR G.;FREEL MATTHEW K. |
分类号 |
G06F13/00 |
主分类号 |
G06F13/00 |
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