Rishabhkumar D Shukla

US Patent:

20110060859, Mar 10, 2011

Filed:

Jul 22, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/804489

Inventors:

Rishabhkumar Shukla - Scottsdale AZ, US
David A. Daniel - Scottsdale AZ, US
Koustubha Deshpande - Scottsdale AZ, US

International Classification:

G06F 13/36
G06F 9/455

US Classification:

710314, 718 1

Abstract:

A means for extending the Input/Output System of a host computer via software-centric virtualization. Physical hardware I/O resources are virtualized via a software-centric solution utilizing two or more host systems. The invention advantageously eliminates the host bus adapter, remote bus adapter, and expansion chassis and replaces them with a software construct that virtualizes selectable hardware resources located on a geographically remote second host making them available to the first host. One aspect of the invention utilizes Gbps- Gbps or greater connectivity via the host systems existing standard Network Interface Cards (NIC) along with unique software to form the virtualization solution.