Claims
- 1. In a remote data mirroring arrangement of data storage systems, a method of operating a data storage system comprises:
determining that storage traffic is to be transferred between the data storage system and a remote data storage system to which the data storage system is coupled by an IP network in accordance with a remote data service application; and enabling transfer of the storage traffic between the data storage system and the remote data storage system over the IP network using a native connection to the IP network.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the IP network is the Internet.
- 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the IP network is a private network.
- 4. The method of claim 1, wherein enabling comprises using a socket interface to interface an operation of the remote data service to TCP/IP protocols.
- 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the native connection comprises TCP/IP over Gigabit Ethernet
- 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the socket interface is split across two processors, with a first socket relay residing on a first processor and a second socket relay residing on a second processor.
- 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the first socket relay and remote data service application operation conform to a common interface.
- 8. The method of claim 4, wherein enabling further comprises using the socket interface to create a socket from which the native connection to the IP network is formed.
- 9. A computer program product residing on a computer-readable medium for operating a data storage system in a remote data mirroring arrangement of data storage systems, the computer program product comprising instructions causing a computer to:
determine that storage traffic is to be transferred between the data storage system and a remote data storage system to which the data storage system is coupled by an IP network; and enable transfer of the storage traffic between the data storage system and the remote data storage system over the IP network using a native connection to the IP network.
- 10. A data storage system comprising:
one or more storage devices; a controller coupled to the one or more storage devices; and wherein the controller directs local storage traffic from the data storage system to a remote data storage system over an IP network using a native connection to the IP network.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/325,658, filed Sep. 27, 2001, incorporated herein by reference in its entirety for all purposes.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60325658 |
Sep 2001 |
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