Systems and methods for performing storage location virtualization
US10216455B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 14, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/183
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosed computer-implemented method for performing storage location virtualization may include (i) identifying a volume storage location for an operating-system-level virtualization container that isolates an instance of user space, the volume storage location providing a working space for data accessed during the existence of the operating-system-level virtualization container, (ii) mapping, through an automated driver that performs location virtualization, the volume storage location to multiple distinct source locations outside of the operating-system-level virtualization container, rather than a single source location, and (iii) propagating, through the automated driver, changes to the data within the working space of the volume storage location during the existence of the operating-system-level virtualization container to the respective multiple distinct source locations outside of the operating-system-level virtualization container to preserve the changes. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
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