The present invention is directed to a method and system for providing,
transparent mixed mode, object and block data storage transport. The
system implements I/O modules capable of translating between
communication protocols for providing common message passing
multi-channel data transport for data storage while providing apparent
I/O circuit exclusivity to controllers. The system is capable of
converting object based transports for block storage, thus permitting
both block and object based access to the storage complex. Implementing
the system of the present invention allows for a common data transport
system permitting component scalability and virtualization while allowing
for target and initiator mode utilization of I/O interface circuits.