SYSTEM TO MANAGE INPUT/OUTPUT PERFORMANCE AND/OR DEADLOCK IN NETWORK ATTACHED STORAGE GATEWAY CONNECTED TO A STORAGE AREA NETWORK ENVIRONMENT

摘要

An apparatus comprising a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit may be configured to generate a plurality of intermediate signals in response to a plurality of input/output requests. The second circuit may be configured to generate a plurality of processed input/output requests in response to the plurality of input/output requests. The processed input/output requests may be configured to be processed by a drive controller to access a drive array in accordance with a protocol used to process the input/output requests.