Patents
US 12717761 B2: Enhanced availability management of virtual storage volumes in file system services
- Granted
- 2026-08-25
- Filed
- 2025-01-24 application 19036869
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The disclosure describes systems, devices, and methods for automating the reintegration of a failed virtual storage block into a file system service upon recovery of the virtual storage block. In an example embodiment, a method performed by a storage controller in a file system service is provided. In performing the method, the storage controller determines that a virtual storage volume of an array of virtual storage volumes has become unavailable, and in response to determining that the virtual storage volume has become unavailable, pauses use of the virtual storage volume and monitors for the virtual storage volume to return to an available state. Upon the virtual storage volume returning to the available state, the storage controller tests multiple portions of the virtual storage volume. After successfully testing the multiple portions of the virtual storage volume, the storage controller commences with the use of the virtual storage volume.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-25 (ipgb20260825.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetApp, Inc. 2,616 patents | US company or organization | San Jose, CA | NETAPP, INC. Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state NETAPP, INC. SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-25 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Scott Ryan | Wake Forest, NC | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-25 | ||
| Sangramsinh Pandurand Pawar | Bedford, MA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-25 | ||
| Joseph Allen Brown, Jr. | Raleigh, NC | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-25 | ||
| William Derby Dallas | Merrimack, NH | 11 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-25 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F16/188 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-25 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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