Patent ID: 7136972
Filing Date: 2006-11-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A distributed storage management apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a messaging module in communication with a host interface, the messaging module configured to receive and communicate an asynchronous queued message (“AQM”) and communicate with the host interface responsive to a host command and the AQM; a drive module in communication with the messaging module, the drive module configured to receive and communicate the AQM, convert a logical address to a physical address, and manage a specified storage device task responsive to the AQM; a cache module in communication with the messaging module and the drive module, the cache module configured to receive and communicate the AQM and manage caching read and write data responsive to the AQM; and an interface module in communication with the cache module, the interface module configured to receive and communicate the AQM and transfer data through a storage interface to and from the storage device responsive to the AQM.