Global Patent Index - EP 1969454 A2

EP 1969454 A2 20080917 - METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RECONFIGURING A STORAGE SYSTEM

Title (en)

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RECONFIGURING A STORAGE SYSTEM

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR NEUKONFIGURIERUNG EINES SPEICHERSYSTEMS

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉS ET APPAREIL DE RECONFIGURATION D'UN SYSTÈME DE STOCKAGE

Publication

EP 1969454 A2 20080917 (EN)

Application

EP 06849270 A 20061229

Priority

  • US 2006049593 W 20061229
  • US 32463906 A 20060103
  • US 32472806 A 20060103

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2007081581A2] One embodiment relates to a computer system comprising at least one host, at least one object addressable storage (OAS) system and at least one communication medium that couples the at least one host to the at least one OAS system. The at least one OAS system has a plurality of storage devices and stores a plurality of content units on the plurality of storage devices. Each of the at least one host and the at least one OAS system has software that provides a OAS interface so that each one of the content units stored on the OAS system may be identified between the at least one host and the at least one OAS using an object identifier. The computer system maps the object identifier for a first of the plurality of content units to at least one of the plurality of storage devices over at least one first path. In response to a failure that prevents the at least one host from accessing the first content unit via the at least one first path, the computer system is automatically reconfigured to establish at least one previously non-established second path that enables the at least one host to access the first content unit using the object identifier for the first content unit.

IPC 8 full level

G06F 3/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06F 3/0607 (2013.01); G06F 3/0617 (2013.01); G06F 3/0635 (2013.01); G06F 3/0661 (2013.01); G06F 3/067 (2013.01); G06F 11/2092 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2007081581A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2007081581 A2 20070719; WO 2007081581 A3 20071018; EP 1969454 A2 20080917; JP 2009522656 A 20090611

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2006049593 W 20061229; EP 06849270 A 20061229; JP 2008548770 A 20061229