Patent ID: 9578101
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A storage area network (SAN) client, comprising: a client component comprising one or more computer processors that receives one or more storage operations and translates one or more storage operations to one or more SAN host operation requests that identify a SAN host in communication with at least a first SAN comprising at least a first plurality of SAN storage devices connected to the first SAN, the SAN host further in communication with a second SAN comprising at least a second plurality of SAN storage devices connected to with a second SAN wherein the second plurality of SAN storage devices are not connected to the first SAN, wherein the one or more SAN host operation requests is sent with the first SAN to the SAN host, and wherein the SAN host communicates with second plurality of SAN storage devices with the second SAN; a first host bus adapter in communication with the client component, the first host bus adapter communicates with the SAN host over the first SAN; wherein the client component is configured to: in response to the first SAN host storage operation request, the SAN host performs a third storage operation on the storage available on the second plurality of SAN storage devices over the second SAN with a second host bus adapter, and wherein the SAN host denies the first SAN host storage operation request when the storage available on the second plurality of SAN storage devices reaches capacity.