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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2007
David Flynn, Sandy, UT (US);
David Atkisson, Draper, UT (US);
Bert Lagerstedt, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
John Strasser, Syracuse, UT (US);
Jonathan Thatcher, Lehi, UT (US);
Michael Zappe, Wheat Ridge, CO (US);
David Flynn, Sandy, UT (US);
David Atkisson, Draper, UT (US);
Bert Lagerstedt, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
John Strasser, Syracuse, UT (US);
Jonathan Thatcher, Lehi, UT (US);
Michael Zappe, Wheat Ridge, CO (US);
Fusion-io, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and system are disclosed for an in-server storage area network ('SAN'). A first storage controller is included within a first server. The first storage controller controls at least one storage device. The first server includes a network interface shared by the first server and the first storage controller. A storage communication module is included that facilitates communication between the first storage controller and at least one device external to the first server, where the communication between the first storage controller and the external device is independent from the first server. An in-server SAN module is included that services a storage request using at least one of a network protocol and a bus protocol. The in-server SAN module services the storage request independent from the first server, the service request received from a client.