| CPC G06F 3/0614 (2013.01) [G06F 3/061 (2013.01); G06F 3/0619 (2013.01); G06F 3/0622 (2013.01); G06F 3/0631 (2013.01); G06F 3/064 (2013.01); G06F 3/0665 (2013.01); G06F 3/067 (2013.01); G06F 11/1092 (2013.01); G06F 11/1464 (2013.01); G06F 11/1469 (2013.01); G06F 11/1662 (2013.01); G06F 11/2082 (2013.01); G06F 11/2087 (2013.01); G06F 11/2092 (2013.01); G06F 11/2094 (2013.01); G06F 16/128 (2019.01); G06F 16/178 (2019.01); H04L 41/0659 (2013.01); H04L 67/1095 (2013.01); H04L 67/1097 (2013.01); G06F 2201/85 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A data storage system, comprising:
(i) at least one target server that comprises a direct attached storage media volume and configured to run an operating system on said server designated to host data accessible over a data plane (DP) network using at least one target component,
(ii) at least one initiator server comprises a direct attached storage media volume and configured to run an operating system on said server designated to access and expose stored data over the data plane (DP) network using at least one initiator component, and
(iii) at least one orchestrator configured to interact with each of said servers and designated to control a control plane (CP) of said DP network,
wherein the orchestrator is configured to coordinate the at least one target server and the at least one initiator server and conduct a remote device attachment procedure without need for rescan/bus scan.
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