Patent ID: 9304999
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method of performing virtual storage processor load balancing, the method comprising: receiving a virtual storage processor (VSP) move command to load balance a particular VSP from a source physical storage processor to a destination physical storage processor; relinquishing, by the source physical storage processor, access to a set of VSP definitions that define the particular VSP; obtaining, by the destination physical storage processor, access to the set of VSP definitions that define the particular VSP, the particular VSP being load balanced from the source physical storage processor to the destination physical storage processor upon the destination physical storage processor obtaining access to the set of VSP definitions that define the particular VSP; in response the destination physical storage processor obtaining access to the set of VSP definitions, starting a counter to measure an amount of time that the destination physical storage processor has access to the set of VSP definitions; and maintaining access to the set of VSP definitions by the destination physical storage processor while a counter indicates an amount of time that is less than a predefined time threshold to prevent the particular VSP from moving from the destination physical storage processor within an amount of time that is less than the predefined time threshold.