Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Oracle America, Inc.

Christopher Cochrane

Howard Hall

Milan Merhar

Stephen Ferrari

William R Stronge

Stanley Luke

John Considine

Mitchell Condylis

Disclosed are improved methods, devices and systems for storage management in digital networks.

Switching systems and methods for storage management in digital networks

A system and method for provided a switch system () having a first configurable set of processor elements () to process storage resource connection requests (), a second configurable set of processor elements capable of communications with the first configurable set of processor elements () to receive, from the first configurable set of processor elements, storage connection requests representative of client requests, and to route the requests to at least one of the storage elements (), and a configurable switching fabric () interconnected between the first and second sets of processor elements (), for receiving at least a first storage connection request () from one of the first set of processor elements (), determining an appropriate one of the second set of processors for processing the storage connection request (), automatically configuring the storage connection request in accordance with a protocol utilized by the selected one of the second set of processors, and forwarding the storage connection request to the selected one of the second set of processors for routing to at least one of the storage elements.

Switching system

Methods and systems consistent with certain aspects related to the present invention provide a digital network having a plurality of data storage elements, at least one client, and a switch element. The switch element may be operable to receive access requests from the client and provide access to data on the storage elements in response to one or more access requests.

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Christopher Cochrane