System and method for configuring a storage network utilizing a multi-protocol storage appliance

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8996455
APP PUB NO 20050246345A1
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10835987

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A system and method for configuring a storage network utilizing one or more storage appliances to utilize the multi-block based protocol nature of the storage appliances. By configuring the storage network, data served by the storage appliance may be accessed by a plurality of protocols simultaneously. Illustratively, a virtual disk (vdisk) may be access by clients using the FCP protocol over a FC network while other clients access the vdisk using the iSCSI protocol over a TCP/IP network.

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  • NETAPP, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cooper, Brett P Raleigh, US 1 31
Lent, Arthur F Cambridge, US 25 538

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