System and method for emulating operating system metadata to provide cross-platform access to storage volumes
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1. A storage subsystem, comprising:
- at least one storage device; and
a storage virtualization controller, wherein the storage virtualization controller is communicatively coupled to the at least one storage device, and wherein the storage virtualization controller is operable to;
generate operating system metadata for the at least one storage device, wherein the operating system metadata emulates a storage volume hosted under a first operating system; and
send the operating system metadata to a host computer system, wherein the host computer system runs the first operating system, and wherein the operating system metadata enables the host computer system to recognize the storage device as the storage volume hosted under the first operating system.
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Abstract
A method and system are provided for emulating operating system metadata to provide cross-platform access to storage volumes. The method may include generating operating system metadata for a storage device, wherein the operating system metadata emulates a storage volume hosted under a first operating system. The method may further include making the operating system metadata available to a host computer system, wherein the host computer system runs the first operating system. The operating system metadata enables the host computer system to recognize the storage device as the storage volume hosted under the first operating system.
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1. A storage subsystem, comprising:
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at least one storage device; and
a storage virtualization controller, wherein the storage virtualization controller is communicatively coupled to the at least one storage device, and wherein the storage virtualization controller is operable to;
generate operating system metadata for the at least one storage device, wherein the operating system metadata emulates a storage volume hosted under a first operating system; and
send the operating system metadata to a host computer system, wherein the host computer system runs the first operating system, and wherein the operating system metadata enables the host computer system to recognize the storage device as the storage volume hosted under the first operating system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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generating operating system metadata for a storage device, wherein the operating system metadata emulates a storage volume hosted under a first operating system; and
sending the operating system metadata to a host computer system, wherein the host computer system runs the first operating system, and wherein the operating system metadata enables the host computer system to recognize the storage device as the storage volume hosted under the first operating system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A carrier medium comprising program instructions, wherein the program instructions are computer-executable to implement:
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generating operating system metadata for a storage device, wherein the operating system metadata emulates a storage volume hosted under a first operating system; and
sending the operating system metadata to a host computer system, wherein the host computer system runs the first operating system, and wherein the operating system metadata enables the host computer system to recognize the storage device as the storage volume hosted under the first operating system.
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28. A system comprising:
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means for generating operating system metadata for a storage device, wherein the operating system metadata emulates a storage volume hosted under a first operating system; and
means for sending the operating system metadata to a host computer system, wherein the host computer system runs the first operating system, and wherein the operating system metadata enables the host computer system to recognize the storage device as the storage volume hosted under the first operating system.
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