SCSI-BASED STORAGE AREA NETWORK HAVING A SCSI ROUTER THAT ROUTES TRAFFIC BETWEEN SCSI AND IP NETWORKS

摘要

A system and method for accessing Storage Area Networks over an IP network. A SCSI request is generated and encapsulated in one or more IP packets. The encapsulated SCSI request is routed over an IP network and received by a storage router. The storage router extracts the SCSI request from the one or more IP packets and routes the extracted SCSI request through a virtual SCSI router to the storage area network.