Patent ID: 7379990
Filing Date: 2008-05-27
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of web-based out-band accessed central controlled distributed scalable virtual SAN for providing unlimited storage volumes on-demand and storage sharing, comprising: a) the control management software of control station collecting storage information from one or more unlimited SAN units based on a proprietary distributed virtual SAN automatic cross-domain configuration protocol of this invention to form virtual SAN storage pool; b) the console support software of control station organizing and converting the information of virtual storage pool into presentable web-format, which is transmitted to and is displayed in browser of storage management console; c) the console support software and control management software of control station providing privileged user from web-browser on management console of console hosts to select the management objects of any IP SAN unit in virtual SAN storage pool and its associated storage devices, storage volumes, or network cards and status, any host system and its associated devices and status, control station, its associated devices and status, and spared IP SAN units or spared hosts for managing and monitoring; and d) the console support software work together with control management software of control station providing two models of accepting storage volume requests from hosts and further providing each host with unlimited storage volumes whenever it requires.