Patent ID: 6895461
Filing Date: 2005-05-17
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A storage router apparatus comprising: a first internet protocol (IP) port for coupling to a first network supporting IP packets, the first network operatively coupled to a plurality of information-handling systems including a first information-handling system; a second IP port for coupling to a second network supporting IP packets, the second network operatively coupled to the first information-handling system, the second network operating at a slower data rate than the first network; a fibre channel port for coupling to a fibre channel network to a plurality of storage devices; and a SCSI router having a first iSCSI routing instance associated to both an IP address and the first IP port, wherein the first iSCSI routing instance extracts SCSI command and data information from packets received through the first IP port, wherein the SCSI router passes the extracted SCSI command and data information to the fiber channel port, and wherein iSCSI communications are prevented from using the second IP port.