Concurrent access to data on shared storage through multiple access points
US9098525B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 14, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/067
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for providing shared access to a target storage device by multiple clients through one or more network storage nodes. A network server includes control interfaces to the one or more storage nodes and executes logic processes that control the node processes. The logic processes contain definitions of the storage nodes, maps of which storage nodes have access to the desired target storage, and assigns the preferred storage nodes to the client upon request. Each storage node implements a dynamic volume sharing process that replaces existing monolithic daemon processes and allows for scalability of backup/restore operations and concurrent execution of different storage access operations and different types of storage access operations.
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