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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2009
Applicants:
Rajesh Rajashekar, Mountain View, CA (US);
Steve Klinkner, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Rajesh Rajashekar, Mountain View, CA (US);
Steve Klinkner, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
NETAPP, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/1097 (2013.01); G06F 17/30197 (2013.01); H04L 69/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for configuring a network-attached storage (NAS) unit for use with heterogeneous client computers are described. Consistent with some embodiments of the invention, a NAS management module executing on a host computer provides a graphical user interface, and a wizard-like workflow in particular, which enables an administrator to provide configuration settings that make a folder accessible to both CIFS- and NFS-based clients.