US7689609B2 - Architecture for supporting sparse volumes - Google Patents US7689609B2 -
Architecture for supporting sparse volumes - Google Patents Architecture for supporting sparse …

5. 63, 31 A 1 1/1992 Row et al. manner so that they are optimally assigned to the nodes in
5,202,979 A 4, 1993 Hillis et al. accordance with each node's capacity value. By utilizing the …

(57) ABSTRACT A multi-protocol storage appliance serves file and block pro tocol access to
information stored on storage devices in an integrated manner for both network attached …

A system and method manages lock state information in a storage system. A meta-data
volume node includes a lock state database which is a comprehensive source for lock state …

The present invention provides a novel coordinated shared storage architecture that permits
the amortization of cost of the spares over any number of the storage systems and enables …

(57) ABSTRACT A system and method reclaims unused storage space from a data
container, such as a logical unit number (LUN) of a storage system. In particular, a novel …

A network storage server restores a selected file or files from a block-level backup of a data
set that contains multiple files, by using a client-server backup protocol, without restoring the …

Methods for encoding file system metadata are described herein. According to one
embodiment, a file system cache is maintained including information representing …

(57) ABSTRACT A hybrid media storage architecture has a log-structured file system
configured to control a plurality of different storage media organized as hybrid storage media …

A system and method are provided to manage storage space. The method comprises
detecting a free storage space threshold condition for a storage volume and automatically …