Transmitting data by means of storage area network

US9201596B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9201596-B2
Application numberUS-201514597346-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 15, 2015
Priority dateApr 29, 2011
Publication dateDec 1, 2015
Grant dateDec 1, 2015

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In the technical field of data storage and access, the invention relates to the technique of data transmission using a storage area network (SAN) in a magnetic disk storage device environment, including a method for transmitting data over a SAN in such an environment, including: determining a logical volume accessible to a server of the magnetic disk storage device; obtaining information on a logical volume accessible to a client of the magnetic disk storage device, which is determined by the client; establishing a corresponding relationship between the logical volume accessible to the server and the logical volume accessible to the client; receiving a request for using the logical volume of the magnetic disk storage device from the client; and informing the client of an available logical volume by utilizing the corresponding relationship so that a data access to the available logical volume is performed by the client over the SAN.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for transmitting data over a storage area network (SAN) in a disk storage device environment, comprising: determining a logical volume accessible to a server of said disk storage device environment; obtaining information on a logical volume accessible to a client of said disk storage device environment, wherein the logical volume accessible to a client of said disk storage device environment is determined by said client; establishing a correspon…

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What does patent US9201596B2 cover?
In the technical field of data storage and access, the invention relates to the technique of data transmission using a storage area network (SAN) in a magnetic disk storage device environment, including a method for transmitting data over a SAN in such an environment, including: determining a logical volume accessible to a server of the magnetic disk storage device; obtaining information on a l…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
IBM
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L67/1097. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 01 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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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).