Patent ID: 8667511
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A storage system, comprising: a Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) initiator device, the SCSI initiator device including a computer processor configured for: receiving a data request, providing a Serial Management Protocol (SMP) request corresponding to the data request, and encapsulating the SMP request into a first SCSI command; a SCSI target device communicatively connected to the SCSI initiator device, the SCSI target device including a computer processor configured for: receiving the first SCSI command from the SCSI initiator device, recognizing encapsulation of the SMP request, and obtaining the SMP request from the first SCSI command; an SMP target device communicatively coupled with the SCSI target device, the SMP target device including a computer processor configured for: processing the SMP request and providing an SMP response to the SCSI target device; the computer processor of the SCSI target device being further configured for acknowledging the SCSI initiator device upon reception of the SMP response from the SMP target device; and the computer processor of the SCSI initiator device being further configured for sending a second SCSI command to the SCSI target device to retrieve the SMP response, wherein the SCSI initiator device communicates with the SCSI target device under a standard SCSI protocol, and the SCSI target device communicates with the SMP target device under a SMP protocol.