Patent ID: 6470382
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
In a communication network communicatively coupling a netSCSI device and a computer Via a non-SCSI bus, a method for locally, dynamically and automatically attaching, managing, and accessing said netSCSI device using a network protocol, said method comprising the steps of:a) receiving, at said computer, a message of announcement from said netSCSI device, said message of announcement including a network address of netSCSI device such that said netSCSI device may be attached to the network without an address conflict; b) address mapping, locally at said computer, a logical SCSI ID to said network address of said netSCSI device; and c) claiming ownership of said netSCSI device for said computer, if desired, by transmitting a unicast message of ownership from said computer to said netSCSI device, said message of ownership including a network address of said computer.