Techniques For Data Storage Device Virtualization
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    发明申请
    Techniques For Data Storage Device Virtualization 有权
    数据存储设备虚拟化技术

    公开(公告)号:US20090157942A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-06-18

    申请号:US11959293

    申请日:2007-12-18

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: A data storage device comprises virtual storage devices that are each assigned to a subset of data sectors in a non-volatile memory of the data storage device. The data storage device receives configuration metadata for configuring each of the virtual storage devices from a host operating system. The configuration metadata is received in a standard format that is file system independent. The configuration metadata comprises a range of logical block addresses and a virtual storage device number assigned to each of the virtual storage devices. Each of the virtual storage device numbers is a unique identifier used by the data storage device to differentiate between the virtual storage devices. The data storage device uses the virtual storage device numbers and logical block addresses to identify data sectors in the virtual storage devices that are accessible by virtual machine operating systems.

    摘要翻译: 数据存储设备包括虚拟存储设备,每个虚拟存储设备分配给数据存储设备的非易失性存储器中的数据扇区的子集。 数据存储设备从主机操作系统接收用于配置每个虚拟存储设备的配置元数据。 以与文件系统无关的标准格式接收配置元数据。 配置元数据包括分配给每个虚拟存储设备的逻辑块地址范围和虚拟存储设备号。 每个虚拟存储设备号是由数据存储设备用于区分虚拟存储设备的唯一标识符。 数据存储设备使用虚拟存储设备号和逻辑块地址来识别虚拟机操作系统可访问的虚拟存储设备中的数据扇区。