Patent ID: 6886059

Claim:
A storage subsystem comprising: a storage controller adapted for exchanging information with SCSI storage enclosures using SAF-TE and/or SES standards for information exchanges with SCSI storage enclosures; a non-SCSI storage enclosure wherein the non-SCSI storage enclosure is adapted to exchange information with a non-SCSI storage controller and wherein the non-SCSI storage enclosure does not operate in compliance with SAF-TE or SES standards; and a conversion element coupling said storage controller to said non-SCSI storage enclosure for converting information exchanged between said storage controller and said non-SCSI storage enclosure wherein the converted information exchanges include exchanges in accordance with SAF-TE and/or SES standards and wherein the conversion element further comprises suitably programmed instructions and associated data executed by a processor within the storage controller.