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Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014

Filed:

Aug. 31, 2012
Applicants:

Patrick Brian Riordan, West Newton, MA (US);

Harold M. Sandstrom, Belmont, MA (US);

Helen S. Raizen, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);

Arieh Don, Newton, MA (US);

Inventors:

Patrick Brian Riordan, West Newton, MA (US);

Harold M. Sandstrom, Belmont, MA (US);

Helen S. Raizen, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);

Arieh Don, Newton, MA (US);

Assignee:

EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/12 (2006.01); G06F 15/173 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/061 (2013.01); G06F 2206/1012 (2013.01); G06F 3/0635 (2013.01); G06F 3/067 (2013.01);
Abstract

Described are techniques for performing path selection. A data operation is received for a metadevice comprising a plurality of metadevice members. A first of the plurality of metadevice members is determined. The first member is the member to which the data operation is directed. In accordance with a load balancing technique for the first metadevice member, path selection is performed to select a first of a plurality of paths. The metadevice is accessible over each of the plurality of paths. The data operation is sent over the first path.


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