Patent ID: 8341359

Claim:
A system for sharing a media volume in a network, the system comprising: a storage manager module executing on a computing device; a first media management module executing in one or more computer processors communicatively coupled to a media volume and the storage manager module; a second media management module executing in one or more computer processors communicatively coupled to the media volume and the storage manager module; wherein the storage manager module is programmed to: identify a first media management module for deactivation with respect to the media volume, and identify a second media management module for activation with respect to the media volume; shift control of the first media volume from the first media management module to the second media management module by deactivating the first media management module and activating the second media management module wherein the second media management module mounts the media volume and creates an access path to the media volume; and wherein the access path is stored by the second media management module.