US Patent No: 6,389,432
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Intelligent virtual volume access
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May 14, 2002
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Abstract
A system and a method manages storage space in one or more data storage devices. This is done by receiving a request for storage space from a requester, the request specifying one or more criteria associated with the requested storage space; searching a data structure such as a table containing attributes associated with the data storage devices; selecting one of the data storage devices whose attributes best match the one or more criteria; returning an identification associated with a portion of the selected data storage devices to the requester; and creating a communication path between the requester and the selected data storage device.
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Patent Owner(s)
| Patent Owner | Address | Total Patents |
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| NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC. | SUNNYVALE, CA | 588 |
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| Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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| Indurkar, Ravi | Santa Clara, CA | 2 | 379 |
| Narayanaswamy, Lakshman | Santa Clara, CA | 8 | 627 |
| Pothapragada, Srinivas | Hyderabad, IN | 5 | 462 |
| Reddy, Pannala Sudhakar | San Jose, CA | 2 | 379 |
| Tripathy, Tarun Kumar | Fremont, CA | 9 | 795 |
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| 7,395,282 Hierarchical backup and retrieval system | 84 | 1999 | |
| 7,389,311 Modular backup and retrieval system | 31 | 1999 | |
| 7,035,880 Modular backup and retrieval system used in conjunction with a storage area network | 154 | 2000 | |
| 7,155,481 Email attachment management in a computer system | 20 | 2001 | |
| 7,003,641 Logical view with granular access to exchange data managed by a modular data and storage management system | 77 | 2001 | |
| 7,434,219 Storage of application specific profiles correlating to document versions | 14 | 2001 | |
| 7,401,154 Pipelined high speed data transfer mechanism | 17 | 2002 | |
| 7,346,623 System and method for generating and managing quick recovery volumes | 129 | 2002 | |
| 7,107,298 System and method for archiving objects in an information store | 92 | 2002 | |
| 7,287,047 Selective data replication system and method | 70 | 2002 | |
| 7,130,970 Dynamic storage device pooling in a computer system | 141 | 2003 | |
| 8,370,542 Combined stream auxiliary copy system and method | 0 | 2003 | |
| 7,162,496 System and method for blind media support | 23 | 2003 | |
| 7,568,080 Snapshot storage and management system with indexing and user interface | 20 | 2003 | |
| 7,447,692 Logical view and access to data managed by a modular data and storage management system | 19 | 2003 | |
| 7,631,351 System and method for performing storage operations through a firewall | 3 | 2004 | |
| 7,596,586 System and method for extended media retention | 50 | 2004 | |
| 7,246,207 System and method for dynamically performing storage operations in a computer network | 130 | 2004 | |
| 7,174,433 System and method for dynamically sharing media in a computer network | 43 | 2004 | |
| 7,454,569 Hierarchical system and method for performing storage operations in a computer network | 86 | 2004 | |
| 7,546,324 Systems and methods for performing storage operations using network attached storage | 42 | 2004 | |
| 7,539,707 System and method for performing an image level snapshot and for restoring partial volume data | 16 | 2004 | |
| 7,529,782 System and method for performing a snapshot and for restoring data | 22 | 2004 | |
| 7,440,982 System and method for stored data archive verification | 38 | 2004 | |
| 7,315,923 System and method for combining data streams in pipelined storage operations in a storage network | 37 | 2004 | |
| 7,277,941 System and method for providing encryption in a storage network by storing a secured encryption key with encrypted archive data in an archive storage device | 23 | 2004 | |
| 7,581,077 Method and system for transferring data in a storage operation | 32 | 2005 | |
| 7,346,751 Systems and methods for generating a storage-related metric | 44 | 2005 | |
| 7,343,356 Systems and methods for storage modeling and costing | 44 | 2005 | |
| 7,343,453 Hierarchical systems and methods for providing a unified view of storage information | 42 | 2005 | |
| 7,343,459 Systems and methods for detecting & mitigating storage risks | 49 | 2005 | |
| 7,975,061 System and method for performing multistream storage operations | 8 | 2005 | |
| 7,809,914 Methods and system of pooling storage devices | 26 | 2005 | |
| 7,765,369 Method and system for selectively deleting stored data | 22 | 2005 | |
| 7,500,053 Method and system for grouping storage system components | 68 | 2005 | |
| 7,472,238 Systems and methods for recovering electronic information from a storage medium | 60 | 2005 | |
| 7,490,207 System and method for performing auxillary storage operations | 62 | 2005 | |
| 7,315,924 Logical view with granular access to exchange data managed by a modular data and storage management system | 15 | 2005 | |
| 7,620,710 System and method for performing multi-path storage operations | 21 | 2005 | |
| 7,613,748 Stored data reverification management system and method | 53 | 2005 | |
| 7,606,844 System and method for performing replication copy storage operations | 25 | 2005 | |
| 7,603,518 System and method for improved media identification in a storage device | 9 | 2005 | |
| 7,584,227 System and method for containerized data storage and tracking | 19 | 2005 | |
| 7,543,125 System and method for performing time-flexible calendric storage operations | 31 | 2005 | |
| 7,457,790 Extensible configuration engine system and method | 7 | 2005 | |
| 7,472,142 System and method for archiving objects in an information store | 3 | 2006 | |
| 7,409,509 Dynamic storage device pooling in a computer system | 48 | 2006 | |
| 8,271,548 Systems and methods for using metadata to enhance storage operations | 2006 | ||
| 7,937,393 Systems and methods for classifying and transferring information in a storage network | 6 | 2006 | |
| 7,849,059 Data classification systems and methods for organizing a metabase | 12 | 2006 | |
| 7,831,795 Systems and methods for classifying and transferring information in a storage network | 14 | 2006 | |
| 7,822,749 Systems and methods for classifying and transferring information in a storage network | 10 | 2006 | |
| 7,801,864 Systems and methods for using metadata to enhance data identification operations | 17 | 2006 | |
| 7,747,579 Metabase for facilitating data classification | 22 | 2006 | |
| 7,734,593 Systems and methods for classifying and transferring information in a storage network | 15 | 2006 | |
| 7,725,671 System and method for providing redundant access to metadata over a network | 11 | 2006 | |
| 7,707,178 Systems and methods for classifying and transferring information in a storage network | 11 | 2006 | |
| 7,668,884 Systems and methods for classifying and transferring information in a storage network | 21 | 2006 | |
| 7,660,800 Systems and methods for classifying and transferring information in a storage network | 10 | 2006 | |
| 7,660,807 Systems and methods for cataloging metadata for a metabase | 16 | 2006 | |
| 7,657,550 User interfaces and methods for managing data in a metabase | 23 | 2006 | |
| 7,631,151 Systems and methods for classifying and transferring information in a storage network | 10 | 2006 | |
| 7,613,752 Systems and methods for using metadata to enhance data management operations | 23 | 2006 | |
| 7,844,676 Email attachment management in a computer system | 15 | 2006 | |
| 7,603,386 Systems and methods for managing location of media in a storage system | 5 | 2006 | |
| 8,266,406 System and method for allocation of organizational resources | 1 | 2006 | |
| 7,962,709 Network redirector systems and methods for performing data replication | 14 | 2006 | |
| 7,818,262 System and method for providing a flexible licensing system for digital content | 3 | 2006 | |
| 7,380,072 Systems and methods for sharing media in a computer network | 57 | 2007 | |
| 8,346,733 Systems and methods of media management, such as management of media to and from a media storage library | 0 | 2007 | |
| 7,882,077 Method and system for offline indexing of content and classifying stored data | 8 | 2007 | |
| 7,734,669 Managing copies of data | 10 | 2007 | |
| 7,539,783 Systems and methods of media management, such as management of media to and from a media storage library, including removable media | 8 | 2007 | |
| 8,112,605 System and method for allocation of organizational resources | 1 | 2007 | |
| 7,802,067 Interface systems and methods for accessing stored data | 6 | 2007 | |
| 7,484,054 System and method for performing storage operations in a computer network | 41 | 2007 | |
| 7,739,381 System and method for providing encryption in storage operations in a storage network, such as for use by application service providers that provide data storage services | 3 | 2007 | |
| 7,792,789 Method and system for collaborative searching | 5 | 2007 | |
| 7,831,566 Systems and methods of hierarchical storage management, such as global management of storage operations | 6 | 2007 | |
| 8,140,786 Systems and methods for creating copies of data, such as archive copies | 5 | 2007 | |
| 8,312,323 Systems and methods for remote monitoring in a computer network and reporting a failed migration operation without accessing the data being moved | 0 | 2007 | |
| 7,840,537 System and method for storing redundant information | 54 | 2007 | |
| 7,765,167 Systems and methods for storage modeling and costing | 13 | 2008 | |
| 7,644,245 Systems and methods for detecting and mitigating storage risks | 12 | 2008 | |
| 8,055,625 System and method for generating and managing quick recovery volumes | 2 | 2008 | |
| 8,296,301 Systems and methods for probabilistic data classification | 0 | 2008 | |
| 7,836,174 Systems and methods for grid-based data scanning | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,290,808 System and method for automating customer-validated statement of work for a data storage environment | 1 | 2008 | |
| 8,170,995 Method and system for offline indexing of content and classifying stored data | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,108,427 System and method for storage operation access security | 2 | 2008 | |
| 8,037,028 System and method for storing redundant information | 7 | 2008 | |
| 7,953,706 System and method for storing redundant information | 5 | 2008 | |
| 7,937,365 Method and system for searching stored data | 5 | 2008 | |
| 7,882,098 Method and system for searching stored data | 1 | 2008 | |
| 7,657,666 Systems and methods of media management, such as management of media to and from a media storage library, including removable media | 4 | 2008 | |
| 8,402,000 Systems and methods of media management, such as management of media to and from a media storage library | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,346,734 Systems and methods of media management, such as management of media to and from a media storage library | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,341,182 Systems and methods of media management, such as management of media to and from a media storage library | 0 | 2008 | |
| 7,917,473 Systems and methods of hierarchical storage management, such as global management of storage operations | 6 | 2008 | |
| 7,865,517 Managing copies of data | 5 | 2008 | |
| 7,814,118 Managing copies of data | 6 | 2008 | |
| 7,877,351 Hierarchical systems and methods for performing data storage operations | 16 | 2008 | |
| 7,769,961 Systems and methods for sharing media in a computer network | 17 | 2008 | |
| 8,433,679 Modular systems and methods for managing data storage operations | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,352,954 Data storage resource allocation by employing dynamic methods and blacklisting resource request pools | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,219,524 Application-aware and remote single instance data management | 1 | 2008 | |
| 7,962,642 Pipeline systems and method for transferring data in a network environment | 1 | 2008 | |
| 8,335,776 Distributed indexing system for data storage | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,166,263 Continuous data protection over intermittent connections, such as continuous data backup for laptops or wireless devices | 3 | 2008 | |
| 7,827,363 Systems and methods for allocating control of storage media in a network environment | 12 | 2008 | |
| 7,937,702 Storage of application specific profiles correlating to document versions | 3 | 2008 | |
| 8,156,086 Systems and methods for stored data verification | 1 | 2008 | |
| 8,055,627 System and method for archiving objects in an information store | 3 | 2008 | |
| 8,103,670 Systems and methods for retrieving data in a computer network | 3 | 2008 | |
| 7,757,043 Hierarchical systems and methods for performing storage operations in a computer network | 15 | 2008 | |
| 7,873,802 Systems and methods for recovering electronic information from a storage medium | 17 | 2008 | |
| 7,962,714 System and method for performing auxiliary storage operations | 0 | 2008 | |
| 7,739,459 Systems and methods for performing storage operations in a computer network | 16 | 2009 | |
| 7,739,450 System and method for improved media identification in a storage device | 7 | 2009 | |
| 7,849,266 Method and system for grouping storage system components | 18 | 2009 | |
| 8,161,003 Selective data replication system and method | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,195,623 System and method for performing a snapshot and for restoring data | 1 | 2009 | |
| 8,204,859 Systems and methods for managing replicated database data | 2 | 2009 | |
| 7,949,512 Systems and methods for performing virtual storage operations | 8 | 2009 | |
| 7,840,533 System and method for performing an image level snapshot and for restoring partial volume data | 13 | 2009 | |
| 7,890,719 System and method for performing time-flexible calendric storage operations | 1 | 2009 | |
| 7,877,362 System and method for containerized data storage and tracking | 6 | 2009 | |
| 7,873,806 Snapshot storage and management system with indexing and user interface | 7 | 2009 | |
| 8,019,963 Systems and methods for transferring data in a block-level storage operation | 5 | 2009 | |
| 8,370,442 Method and system for leveraging identified changes to a mail server | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,209,293 System and method for extended media retention | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,307,177 Systems and methods for management of virtualization data | 1 | 2009 | |
| 7,844,573 Systems and methods for managing location of media in a storage system | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,024,294 Systems and methods for performing replication copy storage operations | 9 | 2009 | |
| 8,121,983 Systems and methods for monitoring application data in a data replication system | 5 | 2009 | |
| 8,346,825 Stored data reverification management system and method | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,131,680 Systems and methods for using metadata to enhance data management operations | 2 | 2009 | |
| 8,296,475 Systems and methods for performing multi-path storage operations | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,412,677 Systems and methods for byte-level or quasi byte-level single instancing | 0 | 2009 | |
| 7,962,455 Pathname translation in a data replication system | 14 | 2009 | |
| 8,271,830 Rolling cache configuration for a data replication system | 1 | 2009 | |
| 8,434,131 Managing connections in a data storage system | 0 | 2009 | |
| 7,861,011 Systems and methods of media management, such as management of media to and from a media storage library, including removable media | 3 | 2009 | |
| 8,401,996 Storing a variable number of instances of data objects | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,285,684 Systems and methods for performing data replication | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,051,095 Systems and methods for classifying and transferring information in a storage network | 3 | 2010 | |
| 7,831,553 Systems and methods for classifying and transferring information in a storage network | 33 | 2010 | |
| 8,352,433 Modular backup and retrieval system used in conjunction with a storage area network | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,352,422 Data restore systems and methods in a replication environment | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,285,681 Data object store and server for a cloud storage environment, including data deduplication and data management across multiple cloud storage sites | 0 | 2010 | |
| 7,831,622 Systems and methods for classifying and transferring information in a storage network | 17 | 2010 | |
| 8,073,969 Systems and methods for facilitating storage operations using network attached storage devices | 0 | 2010 | |
| 7,979,389 System and method for performing integrated storage operations | 4 | 2010 | |
| 7,882,093 Managing copies of data | 5 | 2010 | |
| 8,429,428 System and method for providing encryption in storage operations in a storage network, such as for use by application service providers that provide data storage services | 0 | 2010 | |
| 7,987,319 System and method for improved media identification in a storage device | 6 | 2010 | |
| 8,103,829 Hierarchical systems and methods for performing storage operations in a computer network | 2 | 2010 | |
| 8,285,685 Metabase for facilitating data classification | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,032,718 Systems and methods for sharing media in a computer network | 6 | 2010 | |
| 8,306,926 Systems and methods for storage modeling and costing | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,396,838 Legal compliance, electronic discovery and electronic document handling of online and offline copies of data | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,131,725 Systems and methods for using metadata to enhance data identification operations | 2 | 2010 | |
| 8,086,809 Interface systems and methods for accessing stored data | 3 | 2010 | |
| 8,074,042 Methods and system of pooling storage devices | 6 | 2010 | |
| 8,041,905 Systems and methods for allocating control of storage media in a network environment | 6 | 2010 | |
| 8,010,769 Systems and methods for classifying and transferring information in a storage network | 3 | 2010 | |
| 8,356,018 Systems and methods for grid-based data scanning | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,190,565 System and method for performing an image level snapshot and for restoring partial volume data | 0 | 2010 | |
| 7,958,086 Systems and methods for managing location of media in a storage system | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,214,444 Email attachment management in a computer system | 1 | 2010 | |
| 7,958,307 Method and system for grouping storage system components | 7 | 2010 | |
| 8,131,964 Systems and methods for combining data streams in a storage operation | 2 | 2010 | |
| 8,234,417 Systems and methods of media management, such as management of media to and from a media storage library, including removable media | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,037,031 Method and system for offline indexing of content and classifying stored data | 1 | 2010 | |
| 8,433,682 Systems and methods for analyzing snapshots | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,364,652 Content aligned block-based deduplication | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,140,794 Snapshot storage and management system with indexing and user interface | 3 | 2011 | |
| 8,041,673 Hierarchical systems and methods for performing data storage operations | 7 | 2011 | |
| 7,984,063 Managing copies of data | 3 | 2011 | |
| 8,099,428 Managing copies of data | 1 | 2011 | |
| 8,234,249 Method and system for searching stored data | 0 | 2011 | |
| 8,230,195 System and method for performing auxiliary storage operations | 2011 | ||
| 8,131,780 Systems and methods for managing location of media in a storage system | 0 | 2011 | |
| 8,326,915 Pipeline systems and method for transferring data in a network environment | 1 | 2011 | |
| 8,112,543 System and method for performing multistream storage operations | 0 | 2011 | |
| 8,285,671 System and method for performing integrated storage operations | 0 | 2011 | |
| 8,230,171 System and method for improved media identification in a storage device | 2011 | ||
| 8,285,964 Systems and methods for classifying and transferring information in a storage network | 0 | 2011 | |
| 8,239,654 Systems and methods for transferring data in a block-level storage operation | 2 | 2011 | |
| 8,285,683 System and method for storing redundant information | 0 | 2011 | |
| 8,341,359 Systems and methods for sharing media and path management in a computer network | 0 | 2011 | |
| 8,291,177 Systems and methods for allocating control of storage media in a network environment | 0 | 2011 | |
| 8,266,106 Systems and methods for performing storage operations using network attached storage | 1 | 2011 | |
| 8,402,244 Methods and system of pooling storage devices | 0 | 2011 | |
| 8,266,397 Interface systems and methods for accessing stored data | 1 | 2011 | |
| 8,229,954 Managing copies of data | 2012 | ||
| 8,402,219 Hierarchical systems and methods for performing storage operations in a computer network | 0 | 2012 | |
| 8,281,028 System and method for performing multistream storage operations | 0 | 2012 | |
| 8,417,908 Systems and methods for combining data streams in a storage operation | 0 | 2012 | |
| 8,352,472 Systems and methods for using metadata to enhance data identification operations | 0 | 2012 | |
| 8,433,872 Snapshot storage and management system with indexing and user interface | 0 | 2012 | |
| 8,392,677 Systems and methods for creating copies of data, such as archive copies | 0 | 2012 | |
| 8,380,957 Continuous data protection over intermittent connections, such as continuous data backup for laptops or wireless devices | 0 | 2012 | |
| 8,364,914 Systems and methods for performing storage operations in a computer network | 0 | 2012 | |
| 8,428,995 System and method for automating customer-validated statement of work for a data storage environment | 0 | 2012 | |
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| 6,959,359 Software prefetch system and method for concurrently overriding data prefetched into multiple levels of cache | 9 | 2000 | |
| 6,950,871 Computer system having a storage area network and method of handling data in the computer system | 43 | 2000 | |
| 6,854,034 Computer system and a method of assigning a storage device to a computer | 35 | 2000 | |
| 6,766,430 Data reallocation among storage systems | 36 | 2001 | |
| 7,188,149 Storage operating data control system | 0 | 2001 | |
| 6,839,815 System and method for storage on demand service in a global SAN environment | 10 | 2001 | |
| 7,366,784 System and method for providing and using a VLAN-aware storage device | 4 | 2001 | |
| 6,779,083 Security for logical unit in storage subsystem | 70 | 2002 | |
| 6,907,498 Computer system and a method of assigning a storage device to a computer | 13 | 2002 | |
| 7,441,029 Storage system managing data through a wide area network | 2 | 2002 | |
| 6,763,442 Data reallocation among storage systems | 21 | 2002 | |
| 7,159,024 Storage system and method for controlling the same | 5 | 2002 | |
| 7,222,172 Storage system having virtualized resource | 42 | 2003 | |
| 7,155,513 Storage system having virtualized resource | 0 | 2003 | |
| 6,968,434 Method and apparatus for controlling access to storage device | 12 | 2003 | |
| 7,024,410 Security method and system for storage subsystem | 41 | 2003 | |
| 6,947,938 Security method and system for storage subsystem | 6 | 2003 | |
| 7,216,209 Data processing system having a plurality of storage systems | 1 | 2004 | |
| 7,111,138 Storage system and storage control device | 11 | 2004 | |
| 7,096,315 Method for analyzing performance information | 51 | 2004 | |
| 7,260,699 Method, device and program for managing volume | 4 | 2004 | |
| 7,130,978 Method and apparatus for controlling access to storage device | 5 | 2004 | |
| 7,260,696 Data reallocation among storage systems | 3 | 2004 | |
| 7,082,503 Security for logical unit in storage system | 8 | 2004 | |
| 7,051,167 Security for logical unit in storage subsystem | 5 | 2004 | |
| 7,620,670 Storage system | 0 | 2004 | |
| 7,600,047 Disk control unit and storage system | 1 | 2004 | |
| 7,127,555 Method for analyzing performance information | 6 | 2005 | |
| 7,457,929 Data processing system having a plurality of storage systems | 2 | 2005 | |
| 7,606,806 Security method and system for storage subsystem | 0 | 2006 | |
| 7,657,727 Security for logical unit in storage subsystem | 1 | 2006 | |
| 7,249,234 Storage system and storage control device | 2 | 2006 | |
| 7,249,240 Method, device and program for managing volume | 0 | 2006 | |
| 7,469,289 Storage system having virtualized resource | 9 | 2006 | |
| 7,310,701 Method for analyzing performance information | 1 | 2006 | |
| 7,363,446 Storage system and storage control device | 11 | 2007 | |
| 7,502,907 Method, device and program for managing volume | 1 | 2007 | |
| 7,953,949 Data reallocation among storage systems | 0 | 2007 | |
| 7,523,254 Method for analyzing performance information | 0 | 2007 | |
| 7,930,380 Computer system, management apparatus and management method | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,046,421 High performance storage access environment | 0 | 2008 | |
| 7,827,369 Data processing system having a plurality of storage systems | 1 | 2008 | |
| 8,006,035 Method for analyzing performance information | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,032,606 Disk control unit and storage system | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,234,318 Storage system | 0 | 2009 | |
| 7,908,459 Security for logical unit in storage subsystem | 0 | 2009 | |
| 7,930,500 Data processing system having a plurality of storage systems | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,209,482 Method for analyzing performance information | 0 | 2011 | |
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| 6,754,718 Pushing attribute information to storage devices for network topology access | 28 | 2000 | |
| 7,509,420 System and method for intelligent, globally distributed network storage | 3 | 2001 | |
| 7,864,758 Virtualization in a storage system | 7 | 2002 | |
| 7,707,304 Storage switch for storage area network | 7 | 2002 | |
| 7,558,264 Packet classification in a storage system | 11 | 2002 | |
| 7,421,509 Enforcing quality of service in a storage network | 5 | 2002 | |
| 7,404,000 Protocol translation in a storage system | 9 | 2002 | |
| 6,976,134 Pooling and provisioning storage resources in a storage network | 56 | 2002 | |
| 7,398,273 Pushing attribute information to storage devices for network topology access | 2 | 2004 | |
| 7,558,856 System and method for intelligent, globally distributed network storage | 1 | 2004 | |
| 7,539,824 Pooling and provisioning storage resources in a storage network | 3 | 2005 | |
| 7,673,031 Resource mapping in a network environment | 1 | 2006 | |
| 8,260,949 Method and system for providing multimedia information on demand over wide area networks | 0 | 2007 | |
| 7,688,753 Selection of a data path based on one or more performance characteristics of a computer system | 1 | 2007 | |
| 8,028,191 Methods and systems for implementing shared disk array management functions | 0 | 2010 | |
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| 7,676,600 Network, storage appliance, and method for externalizing an internal I/O link between a server and a storage controller integrated within the storage appliance chassis | 2 | 2004 | |
| 7,661,014 Network storage appliance with integrated server and redundant storage controllers | 0 | 2004 | |
| 7,380,163 Apparatus and method for deterministically performing active-active failover of redundant servers in response to a heartbeat link failure | 6 | 2004 | |
| 7,334,064 Application server blade for embedded storage appliance | 8 | 2004 | |
| 7,330,999 Network storage appliance with integrated redundant servers and storage controllers | 6 | 2004 | |
| 7,320,083 Apparatus and method for storage controller to deterministically kill one of redundant servers integrated within the storage controller chassis | 10 | 2004 | |
| 7,278,054 Apparatus and method for deterministically performing active-active failover of redundant servers in response to a heartbeat link failure | 1 | 2004 | |
| 7,627,780 Apparatus and method for deterministically performing active-active failover of redundant servers in a network storage appliance | 1 | 2004 | |
| 7,401,254 Apparatus and method for a server deterministically killing a redundant server integrated within the same network storage appliance chassis | 13 | 2004 | |
| 7,565,566 Network storage appliance with an integrated switch | 3 | 2004 | |
| 7,464,205 Application server blade for embedded storage appliance | 1 | 2006 | |
| 7,464,214 Application server blade for embedded storage appliance | 2 | 2006 | |
| 7,437,604 Network storage appliance with integrated redundant servers and storage controllers | 1 | 2007 | |
| 8,185,777 Network storage appliance with integrated server and redundant storage controllers | 0 | 2009 | |
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| 7,194,538 Storage area network (SAN) management system for discovering SAN components using a SAN management server | 143 | 2002 | |
| 8,180,872 Common data model for heterogeneous SAN components | 0 | 2002 | |
| 7,685,261 Extensible architecture for the centralized discovery and management of heterogeneous SAN components | 12 | 2002 | |
| 7,403,987 Transactional SAN management | 31 | 2002 | |
| 6,883,081 Storage management software bridges | 2 | 2002 | |
| 7,886,031 SAN configuration utility | 4 | 2002 | |
| 7,401,338 System and method for an access layer application programming interface for managing heterogeneous components of a storage area network | 43 | 2002 | |
| 8,060,630 Creating and configuring virtual fabrics in storage area networks | 0 | 2002 | |
| 7,506,040 System and method for storage area network management | 36 | 2002 | |
| 7,885,256 SAN fabric discovery | 1 | 2003 | |
| 7,925,758 Fibre accelerated pipe data transport | 0 | 2006 | |
| 8,019,849 Server-side storage area network management interface | 1 | 2009 | |
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| 7,636,772 Method and apparatus for dynamic retention of system area network management information in non-volatile store | 1 | 2000 | |
| 7,113,995 Method and apparatus for reporting unauthorized attempts to access nodes in a network computing system | 8 | 2000 | |
| 7,099,955 End node partitioning using LMC for a system area network | 11 | 2000 | |
| 6,990,528 System area network of end-to-end context via reliable datagram domains | 10 | 2000 | |
| 6,978,300 Method and apparatus to perform fabric management | 3 | 2000 | |
| 6,941,350 Method and apparatus for reliably choosing a master network manager during initialization of a network computing system | 9 | 2000 | |
| 7,725,473 Common information model | 2 | 2003 | |
| 7,500,000 Method and system for assigning or creating a resource | 5 | 2003 | |
| 7,272,690 Method and system for assigning a resource | 2 | 2003 | |
| 7,792,129 Multi-queue packet processing using Patricia tree | 0 | 2006 | |
| 7,970,907 Method and system for assigning or creating a resource | 0 | 2009 | |
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| 6,779,016 Extensible computing system | 117 | 2000 | |
| 7,103,647 Symbolic definition of a computer system | 17 | 2001 | |
| 7,093,005 Graphical editor for defining and creating a computer system | 62 | 2001 | |
| 7,370,013 Approach for determining an amount to bill a customer for the use of resources | 14 | 2001 | |
| 6,714,980 Backup and restore of data associated with a host in a dynamically changing virtual server farm without involvement of a server that uses an associated storage device | 31 | 2002 | |
| 7,503,045 Extensible computing system | 4 | 2004 | |
| 8,179,809 Approach for allocating resources to an apparatus based on suspendable resource requirements | 1 | 2005 | |
| 8,032,634 Approach for allocating resources to an apparatus based on resource requirements | 0 | 2005 | |
| 8,019,870 Approach for allocating resources to an apparatus based on alternative resource requirements | 0 | 2005 | |
| 7,703,102 Approach for allocating resources to an apparatus based on preemptable resource requirements | 12 | 2005 | |
| 7,463,648 Approach for allocating resources to an apparatus based on optional resource requirements | 32 | 2005 | |
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| 8,185,625 Methods for transmitting multimedia files and advertisements | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,055,781 Methods for transmitting multimedia files and advertisements | 1 | 2009 | |
| 8,028,064 Methods for transmitting multimedia files and advertisements | 0 | 2009 | |
| 7,962,548 Methods for transmitting multimedia files and advertisements | 0 | 2009 | |
| 7,809,790 Methods for transmitting multimedia files and advertisements | 10 | 2009 | |
| 8,255,527 Methods for transmitting multimedia files and advertisements | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,185,626 Methods for transmitting multimedia files and advertisements | 0 | 2009 | |
| 7,966,411 Methods for transmitting multimedia files and advertisements | 0 | 2009 | |
| 7,984,097 Methods for transmitting multimedia files and advertisements | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,090,774 Methods for transmitting multimedia files and advertisements | 1 | 2011 | |
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| 7,792,923 Disk system adapted to be directly attached to network | 3 | 2001 | |
| 7,483,967 Scalable server architecture based on asymmetric 3-way TCP | 1 | 2004 | |
| 7,457,880 System using a single host to receive and redirect all file access commands for shared data storage device from other hosts on a network | 3 | 2004 | |
| 7,664,836 Device and method for booting an operation system for a computer from a passive directly attached network device | 4 | 2005 | |
| 7,849,153 Disk system adapted to be directly attached | 0 | 2005 | |
| 7,746,900 Low-level communication layers and device employing same | 0 | 2005 | |
| 7,849,257 Method and apparatus for storing and retrieving data | 3 | 2006 | |
| 7,870,225 Disk system adapted to be directly attached to network | 0 | 2010 | |
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| 7,209,972 High speed data transfer mechanism | 41 | 2000 | |
| 7,734,578 System and method for performing integrated storage operations | 9 | 2004 | |
| 7,861,050 Systems and methods for combining data streams in a storage operation | 5 | 2007 | |
| 7,831,766 Systems and methods of data storage management, such as pre-allocation of storage space | 0 | 2007 | |
| 8,078,583 Systems and methods for performing storage operations using network attached storage | 4 | 2009 | |
| 7,890,718 System and method for performing time-flexible calendric storage operations | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,176,268 Systems and methods for performing storage operations in a computer network | 4 | 2010 | |
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| 6,952,734 Method for recovery of paths between storage area network nodes with probationary period and desperation repair | 17 | 2000 | |
| 6,922,414 Apparatus and method for dynamic command queue depth adjustment for storage area network nodes | 8 | 2000 | |
| 6,725,393 System, machine, and method for maintenance of mirrored datasets through surrogate writes during storage-area network transients | 24 | 2000 | |
| 6,745,207 System and method for managing virtual storage | 94 | 2001 | |
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| 7,016,974 Image processing | 0 | 2001 | |
| 6,981,057 Data storage with stored location data to facilitate disk swapping | 2 | 2002 | |
| 6,792,473 Giving access to networked storage dependent upon local demand | 2 | 2002 | |
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| 7,730,183 System and method for generating virtual networks | 4 | 2005 | |
| 7,676,564 Managing stored data on a computer network | 0 | 2005 | |
| 8,224,947 Managing stored data on a computer network | 0 | 2010 | |
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| 7,664,794 Content-based storage management | 4 | 2004 | |
| 8,195,616 Content-based storage management | 0 | 2010 | |
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| 7,783,761 Scheme for dynamically connecting I/O devices through network | 0 | 2002 | |
| 7,860,943 Enhanced network direct attached storage controller | 0 | 2006 | |
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| 7,162,582 Caching in a virtualization system | 0 | 2003 | |
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| 8,055,938 Performance in virtual tape libraries | 0 | 2006 | |
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| 7,197,545 Techniques for dynamically loading modules for devices discovered in a storage network | 9 | 2001 | |
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| 7,711,700 Systems and methods for classifying and transferring information in a storage network | 11 | 2006 | |
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| 7,568,037 Apparatus and method for using storage domains for controlling data in storage area networks | 1 | 2007 | |
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| 7,225,242 System and method for matching storage device queue depth to server command queue depth | 6 | 2001 | |
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| 8,145,860 Methods for synchronizing storage system data | 1 | 2009 | |
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| 7,386,596 High performance storage access environment | 2 | 2006 | |
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| 7,401,139 Storage area network management and configuration method and apparatus via enabling in-band communications | 1 | 2000 | |
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| 6,912,627 Method of creating a storage area & storage device | 31 | 2001 | |
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| 7,072,955 Controlling remote storage devices | 1 | 2000 | |
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| 7,343,410 Automated creation of application data paths in storage area networks | 3 | 2001 | |
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| 7,032,125 Method for loosely coupling metadata and data in a storage array | 5 | 2002 | |
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| 6,820,171 Methods and structures for an extensible RAID storage architecture | 31 | 2000 | |
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| 7,539,711 Streaming video data with fast-forward and no-fast-forward portions | 1 | 2002 | |
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| 8,234,650 Approach for allocating resources to an apparatus | 1 | 2005 | |
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| 7,308,509 Method for controlling the communication of single computers in a computer network | 7 | 2001 | |
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| 7,185,062 Switch-based storage services | 68 | 2002 | |
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| 6,865,617 System maps SCSI device with virtual logical unit number and multicast address for efficient data replication over TCP/IP network | 18 | 2001 | |
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| 7,299,290 Method and system for providing multimedia information on demand over wide area networks | 20 | 2001 | |
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| 8,442,983 Asynchronous methods of data classification using change journals and other data structures | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,443,142 Method and system for grouping storage system components | 0 | 2011 | |
| 8,442,944 System and method for generating and managing quick recovery volumes | 0 | 2011 | |
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