The software architecture of a SAN storage control system

IBM Systems Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 232-249

  Glider, J S ^a   Fuente, C F ^b   Scales, W J ^b  

^a IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b IBM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUFFER STORAGE; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; INPUT OUTPUT PROGRAMS; SERVERS; STORAGE ALLOCATION (COMPUTER);

BUFFER MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE; STORAGE AREA NETWORK; STORAGE VIRTUALIZATION ENGINE;

VIRTUAL STORAGE;

EID: 0041352967     PISSN: 00188670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1147/sj.422.0232     Document Type: Article

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