Patent ID: 6880062
Filing Date: 2005-04-12
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A Virtual Storage Server for transferring data in a storage environment from a source to one or more target destinations, the Virtual Storage Server including a processor memory comprising: (a) code for issuing a write command for a target amount of data to the one or more target destinations; (b) code for receiving one or more Transfer Ready Responses from the one or more target destinations for one or more amounts of data; (c) code for after issuing the write command, issuing a read command for an amount of data to be transferred to the source that is determined from the one or more amounts of data; (d) code for transferring the amount of data from the source to the one or more target destinations; and (e) code for repeating steps (b)-(d) until the target amount of data has been transferred to the one or more target destinations.