Patent ID: 7526527
Filing Date: 2009-04-28
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for providing access to a storage area network, the method comprising: accessing a storage router connected to a set of physical storage devices on the storage area network, the storage router including a plurality of SCSI routers assigned a plurality of IP addresses; issuing a discovery request to the storage router to determine the presence of the set of physical devices on the storage area network; receiving a set of device identifiers for the set of physical storage devices on an iSCSI interconnect router; mapping the set of identifiers to a set of virtual device identifiers; presenting to a host on a second network a set of virtual storage devices corresponding to the set of physical storage devices and identified by the set of virtual device identifiers; waiting a predetermined period of time to determine if changes in the set of physical devices exist; updating the set of virtual storage devices in accordance with the changes.