Specifying Physical Attributes of a Cloud Storage Device
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Abstract
Mechanisms are provided for creating a cloud storage device. A user interface is presented for selecting a type of physical storage devices, from a plurality of possible physical storage devices, to include in the cloud storage device and a quantity of a selected type of physical storage devices to include in the cloud storage device. User input is received via the interface specifying the selected type of physical storage devices and the quantity of the selected type of physical storage devices. A cloud storage device is generated comprising the specified quantity of the selected type of physical storage devices. The cloud storage device is presented for access by a client computing device associated with the user.
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25 Claims
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11. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage device having a computer readable program stored therein, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computing device, causes the computing device to:
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present a user interface for selecting a type of physical storage devices, from a plurality of possible physical storage devices, to include in a cloud storage device and a number of a selected type of physical storage devices to include in the cloud storage device; receive user input via the interface specifying the selected type of physical storage devices and the number of the selected type of physical storage devices; generate a cloud storage device comprising the specified number of the selected type of physical storage devices; and provide the cloud storage device for access by a client computing device associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; present a user interface for selecting a type of physical storage devices, from a plurality of possible physical storage devices, to include in a cloud storage device and a number of a selected type of physical storage devices to include in the cloud storage device; receive user input via the interface specifying the selected type of physical storage devices and the number of the selected type of physical storage devices; generate a cloud storage device comprising the specified number of the selected type of physical storage devices; and provide the cloud storage device for access by a client computing device associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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