Storage server as physical box

Abstract

In the IEEE mass storage reference model, the storage server (SS) is the actor that accepts requests from the bitfile server (BS), but only exchanges bitfile databits with bitfile mover (BM). The main paths toward understanding what must be done to physically encapsulate an SS are analyzed. Clearly, such an SS must be system rather than a subsystem; the miles of code that characterize hosted storage subsystems must be outboarded to the SS box. It is believed that actual standardization of the complete SS interface can probably be accomplished in a few years. >