Method for translating virtual storage device addresses to physical storage device addresses in a proprietary virtualization hypervisor
US8886867B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 1, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/865
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system to translate virtual storage device addresses to physical storage device addresses without the cooperation of the proprietary virtualization hypervisor is disclosed herein. The method of the present invention allows additional functionality to be added to the I/O processing of a closed/proprietary virtualization hypervisor by third party software or physical storage devices on the basis of individual virtual storage devices.
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