System and method for implementing storage for a virtualization environment
US9619257B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 18, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45595
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for implementing storage for a virtualization environment, including a plurality of nodes, wherein the plurality of nodes implements a virtualization environment, a plurality of storage devices that are accessed by virtual machines in the virtualization environment, and wherein the plurality of storage devices comprises a local storage device that is locally attached to one of the plurality of nodes, and in which the local storage device can be managed as part of a global storage space for the virtualization environment.
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