A system for host-based virtualization optimizations in storage environments employing off-host virtualization may include a host, one or more physical storage devices, and an off-host virtualizer such as a virtualizing switch. The off-host virtualizer may be configured to aggregate storage within the...http://www.google.de/patents/US7669032?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7669032 - Host-based virtualization optimizations in storage environments employing off-host storage virtualization
