发明名称 |
Apparatus and method for managing and transporting virtual disks over a network to networked stations |
摘要 |
An apparatus and method for managing and transporting virtual disks over a network to networked stations is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a data storage subsystem and a data processor connected thereto via a network. The data processor includes a virtual disk interface controller to interface with the storage subsystem in handling the input and output for the storage subsystem. The storage subsystem manages a pool of storage blocks in the form of a plurality of virtual disk images and transports the virtual disk images over the network to the virtual disk interface controller. A virtual disk image is emulated as a virtual disk by the virtual disk interface controller and presented to the data processor. The architecture for management and delivery of disk images and the data structure for maintenance of disk images facilitate software deployment and installation onto the networked diskless computers enable highly efficient system administration on the whole network to maximize the network availability.
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申请公布号 |
US2005160150(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2005.07.21 |
申请号 |
US20040760011 |
申请日期 |
2004.01.20 |
申请人 |
KAO SU-HWA |
发明人 |
KAO SU-HWA |
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G06F3/06;G06F9/445;G06F15/167;(IPC1-7):G06F15/167 |
主分类号 |
G06F3/06 |
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