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System and method for providing access to a shared system image

US8069217B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 16, 2009
Grant dateNov 29, 2011
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Expiry dateJan 28, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L12/6418
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing data integrity for stored data are disclosed. A method for providing access to a remote shared image may include receiving from a first provisioning server a request to create a write space for a client communicatively coupled to the first provisioning server. The message may further include creating a partition on a first logical unit disposed in a storage array, the first logical unit communicatively coupled to the first provisioning server and associated with the client. The method may additionally include storing a thin clone of a shared image on the partition, the shared image common to the client and at least one other client and stored on a second logical unit, the thin clone comprising a write space for data specific to the client.

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