Patent ID: 7395358
Filing Date: 2008-07-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An intelligent storage engine apparatus for reducing host bus traffic in connection with attached storage operations comprising: a host interface for receiving at least one predetermined instruction or function call from a host application to perform data transfers to at least one attached disk drive; a drive interface to couple an associated intelligent storage engine to the at least one attached disk drive for the data transfers; and a processor on board the intelligent storage engine for performing the data transfers with the at least one attached disk drive responsive to the received predetermined instruction; the intelligent storage engine arranged for performing the data transfers with the at least one attached disk drive corresponding to the at least one predetermined instruction or function call without placing user data on a host bus or host serial link; and executing operations within the host application to complete an OS call operation by circumventing built-in operating kernel system file caching software layers and hardware interface function calls, and instead sending at least one corresponding command directly to the intelligent storage engine.