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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2012
Applicants:
Derek Uluski, Cambridge, MA (US);
Nagendra Tomar, Bangalore, IN;
Gourav Sakargayan, Bangalore, IN;
Satyam B. Vaghani, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Derek Uluski, Cambridge, MA (US);
Nagendra Tomar, Bangalore, IN;
Gourav Sakargayan, Bangalore, IN;
Satyam B. Vaghani, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
VMware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 9/455 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0604 (2013.01); G06F 3/067 (2013.01); G06F 3/0659 (2013.01); G06F 9/45558 (2013.01); G06F 12/00 (2013.01); G06F 3/0665 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45579 (2013.01);
Abstract
A framework for performing transformations of logical storage volumes in software is provided. This framework interposes on various operations that can be performed on a logical storage volume, such as input/output (IO) operations, via one or more filters, which may be implemented by an appliance that is inserted into the data path of the operations issued to the logical storage volume.