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- Patent Title: Converting storage objects between formats in a copy-free transition
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Application No.: US16868700Application Date: 2020-05-07
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Publication No.: US11372807B2Publication Date: 2022-06-28
- Inventor: Vani Vully , Anil Thoppil , James Leong , Vitaly Revsin , Qinghua Zheng , Srishylam Simharajan
- Applicant: NetApp Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: NetApp Inc.
- Current Assignee: NetApp Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Cooper Legal Group, LLC
- Main IPC: G06F16/30
- IPC: G06F16/30 ; G06F16/11

Abstract:
A copy-free transition tool converts storage objects from a source format associated with a source storage system to a destination format associated with a destination storage system. The transition tool exports configuration information associated with the source storage system to the destination storage system and brings the storage objects offline. Once the transition tool determines that the storage devices containing the storage objects are physically connected to the destination storage system, the tool can convert file systems from the source format to the destination format while leaving data and file layout unchanged. The tool can also modify metadata associated with each of the storage objects to conform to the destination format and store the modified metadata with the destination storage system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200265008A1 CONVERTING STORAGE OBJECTS BETWEEN FORMATS IN A COPY-FREE TRANSITION Public/Granted day:2020-08-20
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