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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2019
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Thomas H. Gnech, Herrenberg, DE;
Steffen Koenig, Heidelberg, DE;
Oliver Petrik, Stuttgart, DE;
Sven Wagner, Tiefenbronn, DE;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
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.