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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2008
Applicants:
James Andrew Ignatuk, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
David Phillip Kutz, Greensburg, PA (US);
Inventors:
James Andrew Ignatuk, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
David Phillip Kutz, Greensburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
Network Appliance, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/177 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Virtual interfaces on a cluster of servers in a mass data storage system are automatically reconfigured by transferring an internet protocol (IP) address hosting responsibility from one operative port to another operative port within the cluster, in response to a change in operative status of any port within the cluster.