Patent ID: 8626936
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for replacing or replicating a first server, in communication with a first storage device, with a second server, the method comprising: identifying a set of protocols comprising one or more communication protocols that are supported by both: (1) the first storage device connected to the first server and (2) the second server, not connected to the first storage device, wherein a protocol that is supported by both the first storage device and the second server provides the means for the second server to read and write data to the first storage device; selecting a protocol from the set of protocols; configuring the first storage device, the second server, and associated connection devices, so that the second server establishes a connection and communicates with the first storage device to read and write data to the first storage device using the selected protocol, such that data stored on the first storage device is accessible to the second server in a storage area network; and disconnecting the first storage device from the first server, once the second server directly communicates with the first storage device to read and write data from the first storage device using the selected protocol.