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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2010
David A. Edwards, Granite Bay, CA (US);
Eng Hun Ooi, Georgetown, MY;
Venkat R. Gokulrangan, Portland, OR (US);
Hormuzd M. Khosravi, Portland, OR (US);
Chai Huat Gan, Bukit Mertajam, MY;
David A. Edwards, Granite Bay, CA (US);
Eng Hun Ooi, Georgetown, MY;
Venkat R. Gokulrangan, Portland, OR (US);
Hormuzd M. Khosravi, Portland, OR (US);
Chai Huat Gan, Bukit Mertajam, MY;
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product for enabling out-of-band access to storage devices through port-sharing hardware. Providing out-of-band access to storage devices enables system management functions to be performed when an operating system is non-functional as well as when the operating system is active. Storage commands originating with a management service can be interleaved with storage commands issued by the host operating system. The host operating system maintains ownership and control over its storage devices, but management activities can be performed while the host operating system is operational.