Netapp, Inc.

Network Appliance, Inc.

Bingxue Cai

Gyanendra Pradhan

Wesley R Witte

A method for centralized storage and management of resource data associated with storage servers includes operating multiple storage servers, each configured to provide a set of clients with access to data stored in a set of mass storage devices, and using a directory server, which is coupled to the storage servers via a network. The directory server stores and provides access to configuration information for configuring the plurality of storage servers.

Centralized storage of storage system resource data using a directory server

A method for storage of user mapping data associated with users of data stored by storage servers includes operating multiple storage servers, each configured to provide a set of clients with access to data stored in a set of mass storage devices, and using one or more directory servers, which may be coupled to the storage servers via a network. The directory server stores and provides access to user account information associated with a second operating system based on user account information associated with a first operating system, when the user account information associated with the second operating system is needed to access data stored in accordance with the second operating system.

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