Method and apparatus for coordinating locking operations of heterogeneous host computers accessing a storage subsystem
US6145006A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 25, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F15/167
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of managing shared storage system resources amongst a plurality of heterogeneous host computers utilizing different operating systems is described. The method includes providing a lock mechanism which allows a host to gain exclusive control of storage system resources, including storage devices.
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