Patent ID: 7240154
Filing Date: 2007-07-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A storage system comprising: a first enclosure including a data mover module and non-volatile memory, the data mover module being operable to (1) convert a file I/O received from a host to a first block I/O and transfer the first block I/O out of the first enclosure via a first I/O channel, and (2) receive a second block I/O into the first enclosure via a second I/O channel and store the second block I/O in the non-volatile memory; and a second enclosure including a storage processor module and non-volatile memory, the storage processor module being operable to (1) receive the first block I/O from the first enclosure via the first I/O channel, (2) generate the second block I/O from the first block I/O, and (3) transfer the second block I/O to the first enclosure via the second I/O channel to cause the second block I/O to be stored on the non-volatile storage in the first enclosure.