Apparatus, system, and method for extending a device driver to facilitate a network connection to a remote event manager

An apparatus comprising non-transitory computer readable media to provide a network interface to a small computer system interface (“SCSI”) storage device driver, the apparatus comprising:

• a detection module configured to detect an event in one of a storage device and a SCSI device driver of the storage device;
• a comparison module configured to compare an event identifier associated with the event to a list of event identifiers;
• a request module configured to suspend an application communicating with the storage device through the SCSI device driver and to send a request associated with the event to a remote event manager over a transaction control protocol/Internet protocol (“TCP/IP”) connection, each in response to the comparison module matching the event identifier with a listed event identifier;
• a receiver module configured to receive a response related to the event from the remote event manager over a TCP/IP connection;
• and
• a resume/fail module configured to resume the application after sending the response to the storage device through the SCSI device driver or to fail the application, each in response to the response received from the remote event manager.

A system to provide a network interface to a small computer system interface (“SCSI”) storage device driver, the system comprising:

• a computer network;
• a storage device;
• a remote event manager;
• and
• a host in communication with the storage device through a SCSI device driver and in communication with the remote event manager through the computer network, the host comprising
• a detection module configured to detect an event in one of the storage device and the SCSI device driver;
• a comparison module configured to compare an event identifier associated with the event to a list of event identifiers;
• a request module configured to suspend an application in communication with the storage device through the SCSI device driver and to send a request associated with the event to the remote event manager over a transaction control protocol/Internet protocol (“TCP/IP”) connection, each in response to the comparison module matching the event identifier with a listed event identifier;
• a receiver module configured to receive a response related to the event from the remote event manager over a TCP/IP connection;
• and
• a resume/fail module configured to resume the application after sending the response to the storage device through the SCSI device driver or to fail the application, each in response to the response received from the remote event manager.

A method for deploying network interface computer code for providing a network interface to a small computer system interface (“SCSI”) storage device driver, the method comprising:

• determining customer requirements for extending a device driver to facilitate a network connection to a remote event manager;
• deploying network interface computer code comprising
• detecting an event in one of a storage device and a SCSI device driver of the storage device;
• comparing an event identifier associated with the event to a list of event identifiers;
• suspending an application in communication with the storage device through the SCSI device driver and sending a request associated with the event to the remote event manager over a transaction control protocol/Internet protocol (“TCP/IP”) connection, each in response to the event identifier matching a listed event identifier;
• receiving a response related to the event from the remote event manager over a TCP/IP connection;
• and
• one of sending the response to the storage device through the SCSI device driver, resuming the application, and failing the application.