Method and apparatus for provisioning storage to a file system
US8838793B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 10, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1097
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage area network (SAN), which includes one or more remote systems, a plurality of storage devices, a SAN fabric comprising a plurality of fabric components for coupling the remote systems to the storage devices, and a central system having a SAN management server configured to monitor an amount of available storage in a file system used in the remote systems, and automatically provision additional storage to the file system in the event the amount of available storage in the file system decreases below a predetermined amount.
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