Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Multicomputer data transferring via shared memory – Partitioned shared memory
Reexamination Certificate
2008-04-04
2011-11-08
Higa, Brendan (Department: 2441)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Multicomputer data transferring via shared memory
Partitioned shared memory
C709S213000, C709S214000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08055723
ABSTRACT:
A method, system, and computer program product of configuring a virtual array site on a remote storage server is provided. The virtual array site provides on-demand storage capacity to a local storage server of a customer. The method includes creating a virtual array. The virtual array incorporates an attribute selectable by the customer. A virtual extent pool is created. The virtual extent pool is associated with the virtual array. A volume associated with the virtual extent pool is created. The volume comprises at least a portion of the virtual array site.
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Acedo Mario Francisco
Cervantes Ezequiel
Jennas, II Paul Anthony
Peipelman Jason Lee
Ward Matthew John
Griffiths & Seaton PLLC
Higa Brendan
International Business Machines - Corporation
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