Abstract: Various example embodiments herein disclose methods of enabling access to a storage device remotely over the network. According to at least one example embodiment, a method comprising initializing a Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) controller, by a network device coupled to a server, configuring, by the network device, a NVMe queue pair for handling a remote device discovery process, receiving, at the network device, a request from the remote device to access the storage device controlled by the NVMe controller maintained at the server, initiating, by the network device, the discovery process for locating the remote device; and establishing, by the network device, a connection with the remote device by mapping the NVMe queue pair with a Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) queue pair, once the remoted device is discovered.

Abstract: Various example embodiments herein disclose methods of enabling access to a storage device remotely over the network. According to at least one example embodiment, a method comprising initializing a Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) controller, by a network device coupled to a server, configuring, by the network device, a NVMe queue pair for handling a remote device discovery process, receiving, at the network device, a request from the remote device to access the storage device controlled by the NVMe controller maintained at the server, initiating, by the network device, the discovery process for locating the remote device; and establishing, by the network device, a connection with the remote device by mapping the NVMe queue pair with a Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) queue pair, once the remoted device is discovered.