Invention Grant
US08782163B2 Utilizing removable virtual volumes for sharing data on storage area network
有权
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 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.: US13333554Application Date: 2011-12-21
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Publication No.: US08782163B2Publication Date: 2014-07-15
- 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 & Boone, LLP
- Main IPC: G06F15/167
- IPC: G06F15/167 ; G06F3/06

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
- US20120191801A1 Utilizing Removable Virtual Volumes for Sharing Data on Storage Area Network Public/Granted day:2012-07-26
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