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Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021

Filed:

Oct. 08, 2019
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Thomas H. Gnech, Herrenberg, DE;

Steffen Koenig, Heidelberg, DE;

Oliver Petrik, Stuttgart, DE;

Sven Wagner, Tiefenbronn, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/1095 (2013.01); G06F 3/065 (2013.01); G06F 3/067 (2013.01); G06F 3/0617 (2013.01); G06F 3/0635 (2013.01); H04L 67/1097 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for smart mounting of a first storage device to a first server includes receiving, at a first peer-to-peer communication component of a first server, a request from a second peer-to-peer communication component of a second server, the request being a request to mount a first storage device to said first server. The request is a request to mount a first storage device to said first server. The request is using a peer-to-peer communication protocol between the first and the second peer-to-peer communication components without using a central instance between the first and the second server.


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