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System and method for interfacing with virtual storage

US8046469B2 · kind B2 · utility

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23References

17Claims

0Family size

Assignee

HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. · US

Inventors

Clark Edward Lubbers · Colorado Springs, US
Keith D. Woestehoff · Monument, US
Masami Y. Hua · Colorado Springs, US
Richard P. Helliwell · Colorado Springs, US
Randy L. Roberson · Spring Hill, US
Robert G. Bean · Monument, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 22, 2001
Grant date	Oct 25, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 26, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F3/0667
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A management interface for a virtualized storage system including a virtualized logical disk object representing a virtual storage container, wherein the logical disk is an abstract representation of physical storage capacity provided by plurality of physical stores. A virtual disk object represents a virtual storage container. The virtual disk object is an abstract representation of one or more logical disk objects, the virtual disk object including an exposed management interface. Wherein the virtual disk object is managed through the management interface to select the one or more logical disk objects represented by the virtual disk object.

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