Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter includes various inventive aspects, which are directed to direct access of a host computer device to a share storage space in a storage system, as well as secured access control of the direct access of the host computer device by a control computer device in the storage system, the direct access including direct read access and direct write access.

Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter includes various inventive aspects, which are directed for enabling execution of garbage collection process in a distributed storage-system.

Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter includes various inventive aspects, which are directed to direct read access of a host computer device to a share storage space in a data storage system, as well as control of the direct read of the host computer device by a control computer device in the data storage system.

Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter includes various inventive aspects, which are directed to direct read access of a host computer device to a share storage space in a data storage system, as well as control of the direct read of the host computer device by a control computer device in the data storage system.

Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter includes various inventive aspects, which are directed to direct access of a host computer device to a share storage space in a storage system, as well as secured access control of the direct access of the host computer device by a control computer device in the storage system, the direct access including direct read access and direct write access.

Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter includes various inventive aspects, which are directed for enabling execution of garbage collection process in a distributed storage-system.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a management module for a storage device. The management module comprises a primary server and a secondary server. Each server comprises a network port configured to interface the server and a telecommunication network and a virtual bridge configured to selectively enable or disable data transfer to and from the network port. The virtual bridges of the primary and secondary servers are linked for enabling data transfer between said virtual bridges, the virtual bridge of the primary server is configured to disable data transfer while the virtual bridge of the secondary server is configured to enable data transfer and the virtual bridge of the primary server is further configured to maintain an IP address of the management module.

Abstract: A method of implementing a logical unit reset across a plurality of interfaces in a distributed storage system, comprising: initiating a session for implementing the logical unit reset across the plurality of interfaces in response to receiving at a central controller a logical unit reset command from an originator interface, and writing session-data including an indication that the originator interface implemented the respective logical unit reset locally; communicating a logical unit reset command from the central controller to each interface other than the originator interface; updating the session data in response to receiving an indication from an interface that the logical unit was successfully reset locally and when each one of the plurality of interfaces implemented the logical unit reset locally, communicating a success response to each one of the plurality of interfaces.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a management module for a storage device. The management module comprises a primary server and a secondary server. Each server comprises a network port configured to interface the server and a telecommunication network and a virtual bridge configured to selectively enable or disable data transfer to and from the network port. The virtual bridges of the primary and secondary servers are linked for enabling data transfer between said virtual bridges, the virtual bridge of the primary server is configured to disable data transfer while the virtual bridge of the secondary server is configured to enable data transfer and the virtual bridge of the primary server is further configured to maintain an IP address of the management module.

Abstract: A method of implementing a logical unit reset across a plurality of interfaces in a distributed storage system, comprising: initiating a session for implementing the logical unit reset across the plurality of interfaces in response to receiving at a central controller a logical unit reset command from an originator interface, and writing session-data including an indication that the originator interface implemented the respective logical unit reset locally; communicating a logical unit reset command from the central controller to each interface other than the originator interface; updating the session data in response to receiving an indication from an interface that the logical unit was successfully reset locally and when each one of the plurality of interfaces implemented the logical unit reset locally, communicating a success response to each one of the plurality of interfaces.

Abstract: A method of managing utilization of a logical communication path in a multi-path channel consisting of a plurality of logical communication paths overlying a plurality of physical connections connecting a first and a second node, including: for a non-ordered communication stream implementing a load-balancing communication mode to distributedly communicate messages of the non-ordered communication stream over the plurality of logical paths; and for an ordered communication stream implementing a designated logical path mode including designating a logical path of the multiple-path channel for communicating thereover messages of the ordered communication stream.