Patent ID: 8255659

Claim:
A machine implemented method, comprising: (a) creating a first logical data structure without receiving a client request from a client computing system; (b) assigning a first identifier (ID) to the first logical data structure for identifying the first logical data structure; (c) discovering by the client computing system the first logical data structure identified by the first logical data structure ID; (d) upon receiving a client request from the client computing system, creating a second logical data structure associated with a storage device for storing information and assigning a second logical data structure ID for identifying the second logical data structure; (e) swapping the second logical data structure ID with the first logical data structure ID such that the second logical data structure is identified by the first logical data structure ID when presented to the client computing system; and (f) using the second logical data structure by the client computing system for reading information from and writing information to the storage device without having to discover the second logical data structure identified by the first logical data structure ID.