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US08099497B2 Utilizing removable virtual volumes for sharing data on a storage area network
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利用可移动虚拟卷在存储区域网络上共享数据
- Patent Title: Utilizing removable virtual volumes for sharing data on a storage area network
- Patent Title (中): 利用可移动虚拟卷在存储区域网络上共享数据
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Application No.: US12070443Application Date: 2008-02-19
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Publication No.: US08099497B2Publication Date: 2012-01-17
- Inventor: Moshe Melnikov
- Applicant: Moshe Melnikov
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Netapp, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Netapp, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Haynes and Boone, LLP
- Main IPC: G06F15/173
- IPC: G06F15/173

Abstract:
The present disclosure provides data sharing through virtual removable volumes. A virtual volume of a SAN (storage area network) is presented to clients as a virtual removable volume. A controlling application controls access of clients connected to the SAN to the virtual removable volume. The controlling application allows only one client at a time to access the virtual removable volume. The controlling application allows a first client to mount the virtual removable volume as a removable volume. The controlling application then causes the first client to unmount the virtual removable volume and allows a second client to mount the virtual removable volume as a removable volume. In this way, the first client and second client are able to share data via the virtual removable volume without causing corruption of data and without requiring a shared file system or physical transfer of removable media.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090210531A1 Utilizing removable virtual volumes for sharing data on a storage area network Public/Granted day:2009-08-20
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