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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2008
Rushi Srinivas Surla, Bangalore, IN;
Gaurab Paul, Bangalore, IN;
Vasantha Prabhu, Bangalore, IN;
Ritesh Tiwari, Bangalore, IN;
Rushi Srinivas Surla, Bangalore, IN;
Gaurab Paul, Bangalore, IN;
Vasantha Prabhu, Bangalore, IN;
Ritesh Tiwari, Bangalore, IN;
NetApp, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques introduced herein allow writeable PPIs to be re-used. A writeable PPI manager can make use of existing writeable PPIs to offer logical units to clients without creating additional writeable PPIs. The writeable PPI manager can determine which writeable PPIs to re-use by testing the writeable PPIs for a variety of conditions. Advantageously, re-use of remaining logical units reduces unnecessary replication of data and increased overhead costs. Resources can thereby be conserved.