Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Multicomputer data transferring via shared memory
Reexamination Certificate
2008-05-06
2008-05-06
McLean, Kimberly (Department: 2187)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Multicomputer data transferring via shared memory
C709S214000, C709S205000, C709S232000, C711S147000, C711S154000, C711S170000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07370083
ABSTRACT:
A system and method are disclosed for using free storage capacity on a plurality of storage media as a virtual storage device on a computer network comprising a plurality of computers. A first portion of each storage medium stores data. To implement Virtual Network Attached Storage (VNAS), the respective “free” second portions of each storage medium are aggregated into a shared storage volume. Computers on the network may mount the shared storage volume at one of a plurality of mount points and may store data on the shared storage volume. VNAS may be implemented in a peer-to-peer manner whereby each computer acts as a server for the data stored on its part of the shared storage volume (i.e., the second portion of its storage media). VNAS may be used to implement a system and method for managing data fail-over.
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Enright Todd John
Husain Syed Mohammad Amir
Thornton Barry W.
ClearCube Technology, Inc.
Hood Jeffrey C.
McLean Kimberly
Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert & Goetzel P.C.
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