Patent ID: 6934769
Filing Date: 2005-08-23
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A storage subsystem comprising: a storage controller adapted for controlling SCSI storage devices using SCSI command and status information exchanges and adapted for coupling to a host system for receiving host I/O requests wherein said command and status information exchanges include one or more SCSI command descriptor blocks generated by said storage controller; a non-SCSI storage device adapted to process non-SCSI command and status information exchanges; and a conversion element coupling said storage controller to said storage device for converting between SCSI command and status information exchanged used by said storage controller and non-SCSI command and for converting status information exchanges used by said non-SCSI storage device, wherein the conversion element is adapted to generate multiple non-SCSI commands in response to receipt of a SCSI command exchange from said storage controller.