Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System for virtual disks version control
- Patent Title (中): 虚拟磁盘版本控制系统
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Application No.: US13320272Application Date: 2009-05-13
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Publication No.: US08667246B2Publication Date: 2014-03-04
- Inventor: Julien Rope , Philippe Auphelle , Yves Gattegno
- Applicant: Julien Rope , Philippe Auphelle , Yves Gattegno
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- International Application: PCT/US2009/043843 WO 20090513
- International Announcement: WO2010/132055 WO 20101118
- Main IPC: G06F12/00
- IPC: G06F12/00

Abstract:
A system (10) for virtual disks version control includes a selectively read-only volume (12); at least one topmost overlay (141, 142, 143, 144, 145); and at least two intermediate, selectively read-only overlays (16, 16′, 16″, 16′″) configured as at least two mounting points. The at least one topmost overlay (141, 142, 143, 144, 145) is configured to store the results of redirected write operations. One of the at least two mounting points (16, 16′, 16″, 16′″) and the volume (12) form an image, and the other of the at least two mounting points (16, 16′, 16″, 16′″) and the volume (12) form another image. The at least two intermediate overlays (16, 16′, 16″, 16′″) are operatively located between the volume (12) and the at least one topmost overlay (141, 142, 143, 144, 145). Each of the at least two mounting points (16, 16′, 16″, 16′″) is configured to enable a plurality of client computers (18) to concurrently read the image or the other image and to concurrently write to a respective one of the at least one topmost overlays (141, 142, 143, 144, 145).
Public/Granted literature
- US20120060004A1 SYSTEM FOR VIRTUAL DISKS VERSION CONTROL Public/Granted day:2012-03-08
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