Patent ID: 9398073
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A computer-executable method for managing I/O to a data storage system, wherein the data storage system is in communication with a first server having at least one client application executing thereon, wherein the data storage system includes a plurality of interfaces, the computer-executable method comprising: receiving an I/O request from the at least one client application on the first server via a first interface of the plurality of interfaces of the data storage system, wherein the system is enabled to have an object storage interface as the first interface, wherein the object storage interface is configured to receive the I/O request that includes an object identifier identifying a content unit stored on the data storage system, wherein the object identifier is independent of a physical and/or logical location of the content unit within the data storage system; processing the received I/O request at the data storage system; and outputting I/O from the data storage system to the at least one client application on the first server using a second interface of the plurality of interfaces of the data storage system, wherein the system is enabled to have a block storage interface as the second interface.