17970676. VIRTUAL CONTAINER STORAGE INTERFACE CONTROLLER simplified abstract (Dell Products L.P.)
Contents
- 1 VIRTUAL CONTAINER STORAGE INTERFACE CONTROLLER
- 1.1 Organization Name
- 1.2 Inventor(s)
- 1.3 VIRTUAL CONTAINER STORAGE INTERFACE CONTROLLER - 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 Unanswered Questions
- 1.11 Original Abstract Submitted
VIRTUAL CONTAINER STORAGE INTERFACE CONTROLLER
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Thomas L. Watson of Richardson TX (US)
Prakash Venkatanarayanan of Framingham MA (US)
VIRTUAL CONTAINER STORAGE INTERFACE CONTROLLER - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17970676 titled 'VIRTUAL CONTAINER STORAGE INTERFACE CONTROLLER
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes a method for managing container environments using a virtual container storage interface controller to isolate an application program from storage specific drivers. This abstraction layer allows for seamless data mobility and other services.
- The method involves managing container storage attributes for storage arrays using a virtual container storage interface controller.
- The abstraction layer isolates application programs from storage specific drivers, providing a layer of abstraction for application-specific handles.
- This technology enables seamless data mobility and other services for applications accessing storage volumes.
Potential Applications
This technology could be applied in cloud computing environments, data centers, and virtualized infrastructure to streamline container management and improve data mobility.
Problems Solved
1. Simplifying container environment management by isolating applications from storage specific drivers. 2. Enhancing data mobility and providing seamless services for applications accessing storage volumes.
Benefits
1. Improved efficiency in managing container environments. 2. Enhanced data mobility and flexibility for applications. 3. Increased security by isolating applications from storage drivers.
Potential Commercial Applications
"Enhancing Container Environment Management for Cloud Computing and Data Centers"
Possible Prior Art
One possible prior art could be the use of virtualization technologies to abstract storage resources in container environments. Another could be the use of storage virtualization techniques to improve data mobility in virtualized infrastructure.
Unanswered Questions
1. How does this method handle potential compatibility issues between different storage arrays and container storage interface drivers? 2. What are the performance implications of adding an abstraction layer between applications and storage resources in terms of latency and throughput?
Original Abstract Submitted
Techniques for container environment management are disclosed. For example, a method manages, via a virtual container storage interface controller, a generic mapping for one or more container storage attributes for a set of storage specific container storage interface drivers respectively associated with a set of storage arrays of a storage system so as to isolate an application program, executing on a host device accessing one or more storage volumes stored on the set of storage arrays, from the set of storage specific container storage interface drivers. For example, the isolation can provide a layer of abstraction for application specific handles from the actual underlying storage and then enable use of the abstraction to provide services such as, but not limited to, seamless data mobility.
