Priority and bandwidth specification at mount time of NAS device volume
US8095675B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 20, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1097
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for specifying input/output (I/O) settings for a virtual machine that includes specifying a bandwidth for the virtual machine, specifying a priority for the virtual machine, sending a mount request for a volume on a network attached storage (NAS) device by the virtual machine, where the bandwidth and priority are transmitted to the NAS device as part of the mount request, and receiving a mount handle by the virtual machine, where the mount handle is associated with the volume.
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