Crossroads Systems, Inc.

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Kip Cr P1 LP

Stephen K Wilson

Keith M Arroyo

Robert A Reynolds

David Wahl

Raymond I Beatty

A system and method are disclosed for processing commands to network target devices through a SCSI router in a Fiber Channel network having a plurality of Fiber Channel hosts. The system may be configured to receive a command, and determine that the command requires a transfer of data larger than a threshold size. The system may also be configured to receive a plurality of data blocks associated with the command, store the plurality of data blocks in at least one buffer, and determine if there is an initial amount of data in the at least one buffer. The system may be further configured to forward at least one of the plurality data blocks, and request an additional data block associated with the command.

Streaming methods and systems for network devices

Streaming method and system for fibre channel network devices

A system and method are disclosed for processing commands to network target devices through a SCSI router in a Fiber Channel network having a plurality of Fiber Channel hosts. The system and method are implemented in the SCSI router and include receiving a command from one of the plurality of Fiber Channel hosts and, if the command is for a transfer of data larger than a threshold size, streaming the data to the target device. If a preset size memory block is free, a data block is requested from the Fiber Channel host that issued the command. Otherwise, the method of this invention waits to request the data block until the preset size memory block is free. The SCSI router receives the data block and stores the data block in a FIFO queue. The method of this invention repeats until an initial number of data blocks are stored in the FIFO queue. The command and the first data block received are forwarded to the network target device. The target device requests additional data blocks as needed and the SCSI router forwards the data blocks in the FIFO queue until a trigger number of data blocks remain in the FIFO queue. Additional data blocks are requested and received from the Fiber Channel host simultaneously with the forwarding of data blocks to the target device. The target device requests data blocks from the SCSI router until all of the data associated with the command has been transferred.

A stackable polymeric foam adjustment or grade ring is provided for the construction of the adjustment courses or manhole chimney portion of a sewer system. The adjustment ring is circular and may include concentric annular grooves on at least one surface and male portions corresponding in size and shape to the concentric annular grooves on a second surface. The adjustment rings are stacked one on another with the respective male portions being coupled within a corresponding annular groove to provide a manhole construction that is resistant to inflow, chemicals and freeze-thaw cycle damage.

Construction of a foamed polymeric manhole chimney

Streaming method and system for fiber channel network devices

A method and system for discovering the location of a storage router, and therefore the attached storage devices, in a fibre channel network using the storage router's fully qualified domain name to ultimately determine the storage router's arbitrated loop physical address (AL_PA). An Internet protocol domain name query containing the fully qualified domain name is sent from a host computer over the storage area network to a domain name server to determine an Internet Protocol address for the storage router. The domain name server replies with the storage router Internet Protocol address. The host computer then sends an address resolution protocol request containing the Internet protocol address over the storage area network to determine a node name for the storage router. The storage router replies with its node name. The host computer then sends an FCP request containing the storage router's node name over the storage area network to determine an arbitrated loop physical address of the storage router. The storage router replies with its arbitrated loop physical address. The host computer can use a variety of standard inquiries discover storage devices attached to the storage router. The communication can then continue in fibre channel protocol between the storage and the host computer.

System and method for resolving fibre channel device addresses on a network using the device's fully qualified domain name

In a fiber channel network, a method and system for discovering the location of a storage device that does not support FARP using a FARP broadcast using a storage router as a proxy. The storage device can be connected to the storage router via an arbitrated loop or a local SCSI interface. The storage router can perform a discovery to determine the node names of each storage device connected to it and save the discovered storage device node names to a look-up table. The storage router then sends a FARP request to each storage device on the look-up table. For each storage device that responds, flagging the corresponding node name for that storage device in the look-up table as FARP compatible, and for each storage device that does not respond, flagging the corresponding node name as not being FARP compatible. When a FARP broadcast directed to any of the storage devices is received at the storage router, the router determines if the storage device is FARP compatible by accessing the look-up table and if the storage device is not FARP compatible, sends a reply to the FARP broadcast that contains the physical address of the storage device.

System and method for providing a proxy FARP for legacy storage devices

A method and system for maintaining a unique reserve command relationship between an initiator and a target device in a Fibre Channel network across network address changes after a break in communication. The present invention maintains triplet tables containing data triplets, comprised of the network address, the port name, and the node name, for each initiator and each target device. Following a break in network communication that results in the network address of an initiator and/or a target device changing, the method of the present invention updates the recorded network addresses for the initiators and the target devices, maintains any previously-existing unique reserve command relationships and continues with I/O transmission. Although the network address of an initiator may change, the node name and port name of the initiator will remain the same. By comparing the initiator port name and node name contained in a reserve table maintained in the target device to the node name and port name corresponding to the now updated network address for an initiator with which it was in a unique reserve command relationship prior to the break in communication, a target device can then simply update the network address for the initiator and no disruption in I/O traffic will result.

Method and system for maintaining reserve command relationships in a

A stackable elastomer adjustment ring is provided for the construction of the adjustment courses or manhole chimney portion of a sewer system. The adjustment ring is circular and includes concentric grooves in the upper and lower surfaces. Sealing rings are provided corresponding with the concentric grooves and are positioned between the adjustment rings in the grooves when the rings are stacked one on another. The adjustment rings are stacked one on another with respective sealing rings between them to provide a manhole construction which is resistant to infiltration, chemicals and freeze-thaw cycle damage.

Construction of a manhole chimney

A draw punch (10) especially adapted to form holes in sheet metal material (16) includes an elongate draw rod 26 formed with a partially threaded, major diameter section (28) engageable with the stem (18) of an actuator (12). The draw rod (26) also includes a partially threaded minor diameter section (30) insertable within a pilot hole (24) formed in the sheet metal wall (16). A tapered pilot shoulder (32) interconnects the draw rod major and minor diameter sections (28) and (30). A male punch (34) is slidable over the draw rod major diameter section (28) to abut against the actuator (12). A female die (44) includes a disk-shaped backing member (46) slidably engageable over the draw rod minor diameter section (30) and a cylindrical cutting member (52) disposed between the backing member (46) and the punch (34). The cylindrical member (52) has a smaller diameter bore portion (56) adjacent the punch (34) to form a cutting edge with the adjacent end of the punch (34) and a larger diameter clearance bore portion (54) adjacent the die backing member (46). With the punch (34) and the die (44) disposed on opposite sides of the sheet metal wall (16), operation of the actuating means (12) forces the punch and die towards each other to sever an annularly shaped slug (60) from the wall (16).

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Austin, TX, United States of America

Stephen K Wilson