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Propagation of unique device names in a cluster system

US9069571B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 1, 2010
Grant dateJun 30, 2015
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Expiry dateFeb 11, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/1824
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A unique device name is assigned to each of a plurality of shared storage devices in a cluster configuration database defining membership of nodes in a cluster. A particular node among the nodes defined by the cluster configuration database as a member of the cluster searches the cluster configuration database for a device identifier matching a device identifier of a shared storage device hosted by the particular node. In response to finding a matching device identifier in the cluster configuration database, the particular node renames, in a local configuration maintained at the particular node, a storage device associated with the matching device identifier with the unique name assigned to that storage device in the cluster configuration database.

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