Inventors:
David Chih-Wei Chiu - Fremont CA, US
Assignee:
Xyratex Technology Limited - Havant, Hampshire
International Classification:
G06F 13/38, G06F 13/00
US Classification:
710 62, 710 65, 710 5, 710 11, 710 72, 709230
Abstract:
A system and method in a fibre channel environment supporting serial ATA devices. In one embodiment, the system and method includes a network having a plurality of servers and a plurality of fiber-channel devices connected to each other through the network. In another embodiment, a command arbitrator answers at least one non-media access command received from a transmitting server. Furthermore, a buffer may store a first consecutive write command for a first time interval and a second consecutive write command for a second time interval if the first time interval has not expired in one embodiment. In addition, a reset command may be generated if at least a first and a nth retry request for a failed command is unsuccessful, in one embodiment.