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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2008
Dean Kalman, Milpitas, CA (US);
Ken Sandars, Sandringham, AU;
Brett Dolecheck, Raleigh, NC (US);
Mike Reyero, Keller, TX (US);
Dean Kalman, Milpitas, CA (US);
Ken Sandars, Sandringham, AU;
Brett Dolecheck, Raleigh, NC (US);
Mike Reyero, Keller, TX (US);
PMC-Sierra, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for accessing data in a storage area network is provided. The method initiates with receiving a request for a list of targets on the storage area network. All the targets on the storage area network are exposed to the requester and authentication requiring a password is requested from the requester to grant access to the targets on the storage are network. Access to the targets is granted if the password is acceptable, and access to the targets is refused if the password is unacceptable.