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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2009

Filed:

Apr. 05, 2005
Applicant:

Scott Douglas Kaiser, Burlingame, CA (US);

Inventor:

Scott Douglas Kaiser, Burlingame, CA (US);

Assignee:

Symantec Operating Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

System and method for data storage management. Embodiments may be used to perform analysis of disk-based data storage. Embodiments may provide a storage analysis mechanism for estimating storage inventory/availability risk tradeoff for data storage media for an application or group of applications. Embodiments may be used to generate storage inventory information and recommendations or requirements for pooled and/or non-pooled storage. Embodiments may be used to compare pooled storage to non-pooled storage for a plurality of applications in a storage system.


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