Recently, Cloud-based Mobile Augmentation (CMA) approaches have gained remarkable
ground from academia and industry. CMA is the state-of-the-art mobile augmentation model …

(57) ABSTRACT A multi-protocol storage appliance serves file and block pro tocol access to
information stored on storage devices in an integrated manner for both network attached …

(57) ABSTRACT A storage virtualization selection technique “automates'a virtualization
selection process to create virtual disk (Vdisk) storage objects over a volume of a file system …

PCIe-based Flash is commonly deployed to provide datacenter applications with high IO
rates. However, its capacity and bandwidth are often underutilized as it is difficult to design …

A cloning technique enables efficient and substantially instantaneous creation of a clone
that is a writable copy of a “parent” virtual volume (vvol) in an aggregate of a storage system …

US PATENT DOCUMENTS tures, Within that vvbn space. Notably, the block allocation
structures of a vvol are siZed to the vvol, and not to the underlying aggregate, to thereby …

Abstract Systems, methods, apparatuses, and software for data storage systems are
provided herein. In one example, a data storage system is provided that includes a plurality …

This invention provides a system and method for managing backup and restore operations
on a storage system, typically between Source storage system and destination storage sys …

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(57) ABSTRACT A system and method e? iciently calculates an estimated amount of storage
required to split a clone Volume from its parent Volume. The system and method is …