The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2007
Mark Muhlestein, Tuscon, AZ (US);
Gaurav Banga, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Tim Thompson, San Jose, CA (US);
Mark Muhlestein, Tuscon, AZ (US);
Gaurav Banga, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Tim Thompson, San Jose, CA (US);
NetApp, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for operating a computer data storage system is disclosed. A computer data storage system is administered by a physical server administrator. The physical server administrator administers the computer data storage system with a full administrative capability. The physical server administrator creates one or more virtual servers, each virtual server administrated by a virtual server administrator. Each virtual server administrator has a designated subset of the full administrative capability for administrating the virtual server.