Configuring and relaying events from a storage controller to a host server

US8973018B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8973018-B2
Application numberUS-201113215671-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 23, 2011
Priority dateAug 23, 2011
Publication dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 3, 2015

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A mechanism is provided for relaying events from a storage controller to a host server. Responsive to identifying an event occurring within a storage device, a notification is sent to a device server in the host server with which the event is associated. A server virtual disk is identified using a unique identification of the server virtual disk. Responsive to identifying the server virtual disk, at least one device executing an application on the host server is notified of an impending degradation in a mode of operation.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method, in a data processing system, for relaying events from a storage controller to a host server, the method comprising: responsive to identifying an event occurring within a storage device, sending, by a host view manager within the storage controller, a notification to a device server in the host server with which the event is associated, wherein the host view manager identifies the device server in the host server based on a configuration and wherein…

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What does patent US8973018B2 cover?
A mechanism is provided for relaying events from a storage controller to a host server. Responsive to identifying an event occurring within a storage device, a notification is sent to a device server in the host server with which the event is associated. A server virtual disk is identified using a unique identification of the server virtual disk. Responsive to identifying the server virtual dis…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Gaikwad Umesh P, Shukla Divyank, IBM
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F11/0751. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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