Granted Patent B2

US 9,836,427 · App. 14/983,308 · Granted Dec 5, 2017

Abstract

Claims (37)

1. A method comprising:

receiving a storage request in a first command language from an application;

determining a storage path for the storage request, the storage path including a target storage device accessible via a plurality of Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) controllers;

identifying a second command language for accessing the target storage device;

translating the storage request from the first command language into the second command language by accessing a storage library of command languages; and

performing the storage request using the second command language to access the target storage device, wherein the target storage device is accessed through a plurality of storage controllers including a first RAID controller and a second RAID controller, the first RAID controller and the second RAID controller accessed using different command languages.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the storage request is received via an application program interface provided by the storage library.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the target storage device is connected using a protocol specification selected from one of Small Computer System Interface (SCSI), AT Attachment (ATA), Serial ATA (SATA), Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), or Non-Volatile Memory express (NVMe).

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second command language is a specific command language for the second RAID controller.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the storage library is a collection of manufacturer specific command languages for accessing storage devices from different manufacturers.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the storage request is a command for updating firmware of the target storage device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the storage request is a command to retrieve SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) statistics.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the storage request is a command to format one or more sectors.

9. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:

receive a storage request in a first command language from an application;

determine a storage path for the storage request, the storage path including a target storage device accessible via a plurality of Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) controllers;

identify a second command language for accessing the target storage device;

translate the storage request from the first command language into the second command language by accessing a storage library of command languages; and

perform the storage request using the second command language to access the target storage device, wherein the target storage device is accessed through a plurality of storage controllers including a first RAID controller and a second RAID controller, the first RAID controller and the second RAID controller accessed using different command languages.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the storage request is received via an application program interface provided by the storage library.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the second command language is a specific command language for the second RAID controller.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the storage library is a collection of manufacturer specific command languages for accessing storage devices from different manufacturers.

13. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium including a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

receive a storage request in a first command language from an application;

determine a storage path for the storage request, the storage path including a target storage device accessible via a plurality of Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) controllers;

identify a second command language for accessing the target storage device;

translate the storage request from the first command language into the second command language by accessing a storage library of command languages; and

perform the storage request using the second command language to access the target storage device, wherein the target storage device is accessed through a plurality of storage controllers including a first RAID controller and a second RAID controller, the first RAID controller and the second RAID controller being accessed using different command languages.

14. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the storage request is received via an application program interface provided by the storage library.

15. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the target storage device is connected using a protocol specification selected from one of Small Computer System Interface (SCSI), AT Attachment (ATA), Serial ATA (SATA), Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), or Non-Volatile Memory express (NVMe).

16. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the second command language is a specific command language for the second RAID controller.

17. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the storage library is a collection of manufacturer specific command languages for accessing storage devices from different manufacturers.

18. The system of claim 9 , wherein the target storage device is connected using a protocol specification selected from one of Small Computer System Interface (SCSI), AT Attachment (ATA), Serial ATA (SATA), Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), or Non-Volatile Memory express (NVMe).

19. The system of claim 9 , wherein the storage request is a command to format one or more sectors.

20. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the storage request is a command to format one or more sectors.

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