Metadata for managing I/O and storage for a virtualization environment
US9256374B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/1466
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is an improved approach for using advanced metadata to implement an architecture for managing I/O operations and storage devices for a virtualization environment. According to some embodiments, a Service VM is employed to control and manage any type of storage device, including directly attached storage in addition to networked and cloud storage. The advanced metadata is used to track data within the storage devices. A lock-free approach is implemented in some embodiments to access and modify the metadata.
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