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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. 15, 2012

Filed:

Apr. 28, 2009
Applicants:

Tianyu Jiang, Mars, PA (US);

Omprakaash C. Thoppai, Seven Fields, PA (US);

Inventors:

Tianyu Jiang, Mars, PA (US);

Omprakaash C. Thoppai, Seven Fields, PA (US);

Assignee:

Netapp, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A machine implemented process and system is provided. The process determines if any right granted to an entity for performing an I/O operation associated with a data container stored at a first storage volume is to be revoked. The right itself may be cached at the first storage volume and resident at a second storage volume. A recall message is sent to the node that manages the second storage volume. Any pending I/O operation is completed, after the message is sent and before the right is revoked. Thereafter, the right is revoked and the cached copies of the right are invalidated.


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