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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2011
Douglas E. Lecrone, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Paul A. Linstead, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Roger A. Ouellete, Whitinsville, MA (US);
Denis J. Burt, Plymouth, MA (US);
Douglas E. LeCrone, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Paul A. Linstead, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Roger A. Ouellete, Whitinsville, MA (US);
Denis J. Burt, Plymouth, MA (US);
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
Described are techniques for providing access to storage devices. An I/O request directed to a storage device is sent over a network connection from a first computer system to a second computer system. The second computer system includes a simulated computing environment simulating aspects of the first computer system. The I/O request is received at the second computer system. The data storage system is connected to the second computer system over a first connection operating in accordance with a first protocol thereby providing the second computer system access to the storage device of the data storage system. The simulated computing environment of the second computer system may, for example, include emulation capabilities in accordance with the first protocol thereby allowing the second computer system to issue the first I/O request to the first storage device on behalf of the first computer system.