System for implementing a virtual disk in a virtualization environment
US8997097B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45595
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for implementing a virtual disk in a virtualization environment, including a plurality of nodes, wherein the plurality of nodes implements a virtualization environment, and a node comprises a hypervisor, user virtual machines, and a storage controller implemented as a service virtual machine; a plurality of storage devices that are accessed by user virtual machines and are managed by storage controllers, in which a first and a second virtual disk (vDisk) are formed from the plurality of storage devices and the first virtual disk is accessible by just a first user virtual machine and the second virtual disk is accessible by just a second user virtual machine.
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