| 发明名称 | System and method for mounting a storage volume utilizing a block reference list | ||
| 摘要 | An updateable list is provided for use in mounting a storage volume. Such list may include a plurality of block references capable of being used to access corresponding blocks required for mounting the storage volume. In use, such list may be utilized for accessing the blocks in a more efficient manner, by accessing a plurality of such blocks in parallel, as well as performing the block accessing and storage volume mounting in parallel. | ||
| 申请公布号 | US8825970(B1) | 申请公布日期 | 2014.09.02 |
| 申请号 | US200711740870 | 申请日期 | 2007.04.26 |
| 申请人 | NetApp, Inc. | 发明人 | Grunwald David;Luke Stanley;Smith Randall;Nivargi Vaibhav |
| 分类号 | G06F13/00;G06F17/30 | 主分类号 | G06F13/00 |
| 代理机构 | Perkins Coie LLP | 代理人 | Perkins Coie LLP |
| 主权项 | 1. A method comprising: identifying in a storage server a list of block references, the list of block references being updated based on modifications to one or more blocks of a storage volume referenced by the block references; accessing, in parallel, a plurality of the blocks that are required for mounting the storage volume, by utilizing in the storage server the list of block references, and in parallel with the accessing, mounting the storage volume by the storage server. | ||
| 地址 | Sunnyvale CA US | ||