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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2022
Vmware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Saibal Kumar Adhya, Bangalore, IN;
Eric Knauft, San Francisco, CA (US);
Rahul Naren Pujari, Bangalore, IN;
Sushanth Rai, San Jose, CA (US);
VMware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for efficient distributed object manager (DOM) owner migration in a virtual storage area network (VSAN) is provided. Embodiments include determining to migrate a DOM owner object from a source DOM owner server to a destination DOM owner server. Embodiments include determining that an input or output (I/O) operation affecting the DOM owner object is in progress. Embodiments include, prior to updating the DOM owner object based on the I/O operation, transferring the DOM owner object from the source DOM owner server to the destination DOM owner server. Embodiments include completing execution of the I/O operation on the destination DOM owner server. Embodiments include updating the DOM owner object on the destination DOM owner server based on the I/O operation.