Serialization of administrative operations for accessing virtual volumes
US7325103B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 19, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/067
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of serializing administrative operations on virtual volumes includes operating a storage system to maintain a plurality of virtual volumes that share a pool of block storage, where each of the virtual volumes containing data stored on one or more physical storage devices. Administrative access to each of the virtual volumes is controlled individually by imposing serialization on administrative operations directed to each virtual volume.
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