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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2005
Applicants:
Gyanendra Pradhan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Bingxue Cai, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gyanendra Pradhan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Bingxue Cai, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
NetApp, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30589 (2013.01); G06F 17/30575 (2013.01); G06F 17/30864 (2013.01); H04L 67/1097 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for centralized storage and management of resource data associated with storage servers includes operating multiple storage servers, each configured to provide a set of clients with access to data stored in a set of mass storage devices, and using a directory server, which is coupled to the storage servers via a network. The directory server stores and provides access to configuration information for configuring the plurality of storage servers.