Enabling virtual functions on storage media

The present disclosure describes apparatuses and methods for automatically mapping virtual functions to storage media to enable single root input output virtualization. A storage media switch manages access to virtual functions that execute behind a storage media interface managed by the switch. The...

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Hauptverfasser: Suri, Salil, Furey, Scott, Li, Yingdong, Guo, Liping
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Zusammenfassung:The present disclosure describes apparatuses and methods for automatically mapping virtual functions to storage media to enable single root input output virtualization. A storage media switch manages access to virtual functions that execute behind a storage media interface managed by the switch. The switch includes a host interface through which the switch receives host commands. The switch determines virtual function identifiers associated with the host commands and automatically selects the virtual functions of the storage media based on the virtual function identifiers. The switch executes the host commands over the storage media interface using the virtual functions, and after execution, responds via the host interface to each of the host commands. By automatically mapping virtual functions in this way, the switch automatically enables single root input output virtualization of storage media, including storage media that is without native support for input output virtualization.