System for consolidating disk storage space of grid computers into a single virtual disk drive
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1. A method of creating a virtual disk storage construct using disk storage consolidated from at least two grid computers of a computing grid, comprising:
- locating an unused portion of a total disk storage space on disk drives of at least two grid computers of the computing grid; and
presenting a portion of the total disk storage space of each of the at least two grid computers as a single virtual storage drive on at least one computer.
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A system is disclosed for creating a virtual disk storage construct using disk storage consolidated from at least two grid computers of a computing grid. A method of the system includes locating an unused portion of a total disk storage space on disk drives of at least two grid computers of the computing grid, and presenting a portion of the total disk storage space of each of the at least two grid computers as a single virtual storage drive on at least one computer.
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1. A method of creating a virtual disk storage construct using disk storage consolidated from at least two grid computers of a computing grid, comprising:
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locating an unused portion of a total disk storage space on disk drives of at least two grid computers of the computing grid; and
presenting a portion of the total disk storage space of each of the at least two grid computers as a single virtual storage drive on at least one computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer readable medium tangibly embodying a program of instructions implementing the following method of creating a virtual disk storage construct using disk storage consolidated from at least two grid computers of a computing grid:
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locating an unused portion of a total disk storage space on disk drives of at least two grid computers of the computing grid; and
presenting a portion of the total disk storage space of each of the at least two grid computers as a single virtual storage drive on at least one computer. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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