Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Incorporation of client storage into a storage system
- Patent Title (中): 将客户端存储器并入存储系统
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Application No.: US11717895Application Date: 2007-03-13
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Publication No.: US08285747B1Publication Date: 2012-10-09
- Inventor: Robert M. English
- Applicant: Robert M. English
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Perkins Coie LLP
- Main IPC: G06F17/30
- IPC: G06F17/30

Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to an apparatus and methods for operating a storage system. The storage system incorporates a storage device associated with a client into a logical group of storage devices managed by the storage system. Thereafter, the storage system is capable of satisfying data access requests from an incorporated storage device managed by the storage system.
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