Patent ID: 9201596
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for transmitting data over a storage area network (SAN) in a disk storage device environment, comprising: determining a logical volume accessible to a server of said disk storage device environment; obtaining information on a logical volume accessible to a client of said disk storage device environment, wherein the logical volume accessible to a client of said disk storage device environment is determined by said client; establishing a corresponding relationship between said logical volume accessible to said server and said logical volume accessible to said client; receiving a request for using said logical volume of said disk storage device environment from the client; and informing said client of an available logical volume by utilizing said corresponding relationship so that a data access to said available logical volume is performed by said client over said SAN, wherein information on the logical volume accessible to the server is shareable with the client such that the client does not need to maintain its own separate copy of the information.