17965262. CAPACITY EXPANSION IN A VIRTUAL STORAGE APPLIANCE simplified abstract (Dell Products L.P.)
Contents
- 1 CAPACITY EXPANSION IN A VIRTUAL STORAGE APPLIANCE
- 1.1 Organization Name
- 1.2 Inventor(s)
- 1.3 CAPACITY EXPANSION IN A VIRTUAL STORAGE APPLIANCE - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- 1.4 Simplified Explanation
- 1.5 Potential Applications
- 1.6 Problems Solved
- 1.7 Benefits
- 1.8 Potential Commercial Applications
- 1.9 Possible Prior Art
- 1.10 How does the virtual storage appliance efficiently consider constraints of the cloud computing platform and its own system constraints during the resize operation?
- 1.11 What specific cloud computing platforms are compatible with this virtual storage appliance for performing the resize operation?
- 1.12 Original Abstract Submitted
CAPACITY EXPANSION IN A VIRTUAL STORAGE APPLIANCE
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Dmitry Vladimirovich Krivenok of Saint Petersburg (RU)
CAPACITY EXPANSION IN A VIRTUAL STORAGE APPLIANCE - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17965262 titled 'CAPACITY EXPANSION IN A VIRTUAL STORAGE APPLIANCE
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes a patent application for a virtual storage appliance that can increase its total storage capacity by performing a resize operation on all backend virtual volumes attached to it. The resize operation increases the size of each backend virtual volume without moving any previously stored contents or changing the total number of volumes attached.
- Efficiently increases total storage capacity of virtual storage appliance
- Resize operation performed on all backend virtual volumes
- No movement of previously stored contents
- Total number of backend virtual volumes remains the same
Potential Applications
The technology could be applied in cloud computing environments, data centers, and storage solutions where scalable storage capacity is required.
Problems Solved
1. Scalability limitations in virtual storage appliances 2. Efficiently increasing storage capacity without data movement
Benefits
1. Seamless increase in total storage capacity 2. No disruption to stored data 3. Scalable solution for growing storage needs
Potential Commercial Applications
Optimizing Storage Capacity in Virtual Environments
Possible Prior Art
No known prior art at this time.
Unanswered Questions
How does the virtual storage appliance efficiently consider constraints of the cloud computing platform and its own system constraints during the resize operation?
The abstract does not provide specific details on the methods used by the virtual storage appliance to efficiently consider constraints. Further information on the algorithms or techniques employed would be needed to answer this question.
What specific cloud computing platforms are compatible with this virtual storage appliance for performing the resize operation?
The abstract does not mention any specific cloud computing platforms that are compatible with the virtual storage appliance. Additional information on platform compatibility would be necessary to address this question.
Original Abstract Submitted
A virtual storage appliance receives a request to increase its total storage capacity, and processes the request by performing a resize operation on all backend virtual volumes that are attached to the virtual storage appliance while efficiently considering constraints of the cloud computing platform and its own system constraints. The resize operation increases a size of each one of the backend virtual volumes, e.g., by the same amount. In response to detecting that the resize operation has been completed on all the backend virtual volumes, the virtual storage appliance indicates that a new, increased total storage capacity of the virtual storage appliance is available for use. The resize operation is performed without moving any previously stored contents of the backend virtual volumes, and without changing the total number of backend virtual volumes that are attached to the virtual storage appliance.
