| 发明名称 |
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING AND MANAGING STORAGE SHARES |
| 摘要 |
Method and system for presenting storage shares in a virtual environment having a plurality of virtual machines are provided. A hierarchical data structure is maintained by a storage provider interfacing with a storage system that manages storage space for the storage shares. The data structure stores information for a storage pool based on the storage space and information for a storage volume sub-unit that is based on the storage pool. The storage provider assigns a storage share to a management console either based on the storage pool or the storage volume sub-unit. The management console then presents the storage share to a virtual machine from among the plurality of virtual machines. |
| 申请公布号 |
US2015032954(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.01.29 |
| 申请号 |
US201314097520 |
申请日期 |
2013.12.05 |
| 申请人 |
NETAPP, INC. |
发明人 |
Maheshwari Nilesh P.;Armitano Robert M.;Potakamuri Sreenivasa;Hwang Yinzen |
| 分类号 |
G06F3/06 |
主分类号 |
G06F3/06 |
| 代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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| 主权项 |
1. A machine implemented method, comprising:
maintaining a hierarchical data structure by a storage provider interfacing with a storage system that manages storage space for a plurality of virtual machines in a virtual environment; wherein the data structure stores information for a storage pool based on the storage space and information for a storage volume sub-unit that is based on the storage pool; and the storage provider assigning a storage share to a management console either based on the storage pool or the storage volume sub-unit; wherein the storage share is identified by a share name and includes a storage path for accessing storage space associated with the storage share; and wherein the management console presents the storage share to a virtual machine from among the plurality of virtual machines. |
| 地址 |
Sunnyvale CA US |
