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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2004
Applicants:
John A. Meneghini, Billerica, MA (US);
Arthur F. Lent, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
John A. Meneghini, Billerica, MA (US);
Arthur F. Lent, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Network Appliance, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A storage system includes a communication port, the mode of operation of which can be dynamically switched by a user between a target mode and an initiator mode. The port may be a Fibre Channel port. The storage system may be a unified storage system operable to provide file-level access and block-level access to stored data.