WO2003060688A3 - Methods and apparatus for implementing virtualization of storage within a storage area network through a virtual enclosure - Google Patents

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WO2003060688A3
WO2003060688A3 PCT/US2002/041079 US0241079W WO03060688A3 WO 2003060688 A3 WO2003060688 A3 WO 2003060688A3 US 0241079 W US0241079 W US 0241079W WO 03060688 A3 WO03060688 A3 WO 03060688A3
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Manas Barooah
John L Burnett
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Methods and apparatus for implementing storage virtualization on a network device of a storage area network are disclosed. A virtual enclosure is created that has one or more virtual enclosure ports and is adapted for representing one or more virtual storage units. Each of the virtual storage units represents one or more physical storage locations on one or more physical storage units of the storage area network. Each of the virtual enclosure ports of the virtual enclosure is associated with a port of a network device within the storage area network. An address or identifier is then assigned to each of the virtual enclosure ports.
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