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Smart mounting of storage devices

US10530857B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Thomas H. Gnech · Eppelheim, DE
Steffen Koenig · Heidelberg, DE
Oliver Petrik · Stuttgart, DE
Sven Wagner · Tiefenbronn, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 19, 2017
Grant date	Jan 7, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 21, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L67/1097
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for smart mounting of a storage device to a server may be provided. The method comprises providing a first peer-to-peer communication component to a first server a first storage device is controlled by, and providing a second peer-to-peer communication component to a second server a second storage device is controlled by. The method also comprises requesting, by said second server, a mounting of said first storage device of said first server using a direct communication between said first peer-to-peer communication component, and said second peer-to-peer communication component using a peer-to-peer communication protocol between said first and said second peer-to-peer communication component without using a central instance between said first and said second server, and providing mounting information of said first storage device to said second peer-to-peer communication component without using said central instance.

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