Performing block storage virtualization at a switch

Routing a data packet includes receiving at a switch a data packet from a storage client. The data packet is associated with a destination identifier identifying a virtual target, where the virtual target is accessible by the storage client. A storage resource identifier corresponding to the destina...

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Hauptverfasser: CHAN LITKO, REOHR, JR. RICHARD D, CHAMDANI JOSEPH I
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Zusammenfassung:Routing a data packet includes receiving at a switch a data packet from a storage client. The data packet is associated with a destination identifier identifying a virtual target, where the virtual target is accessible by the storage client. A storage resource identifier corresponding to the destination identifier is determined according to a forwarding table at the switch. The data packet is routed according to the storage resource identifier.