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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2011
Mohandas Gopal, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Vineeth Karinta, Fremont, CA (US);
Anagha Barve, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Mohandas Gopal, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Vineeth Karinta, Fremont, CA (US);
Anagha Barve, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
NetApp, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Method and system are provided for managing components of a storage operating environment having a plurality of virtual machines that can access a storage device managed by a storage system. The virtual machines are executed by a host platform that also executes a processor-executable host services module that interfaces with at least a processor-executable plug-in module for providing information regarding the virtual machines and assists in storage related services, for example, replicating the virtual machines.