NETWORK-ATTACHED STORAGE MANAGEMENT IN A CLOUD ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. A network-attached storage (NAS) management system in a cloud computing environment, comprising:
- a network connection; and
a server, comprising;
a processor, memory, and a computer-readable storage medium;
an operating environment stored on the computer-readable storage medium and executing on the processor;
a storage adapter through which to communicate with a plurality of network storage clients via the network connection, wherein the plurality of network storage clients comprise a unified storage zone for storing data, wherein at least part of the unified storage zone is allocated to a site as site data;
a virtual desktop interface (VDI) that is used by a user client device to interact with management services; and
a management services layer that provides the management services for the user client device, wherein the management services comprise using requests that are configurable by the user client device and wherein the requests are used to perform operations relating to the management of the site data.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide an automated network-attached storage (NAS) management system in a cloud computing environment. Specifically, a server communicates with network storage clients via a network connection. The network storage clients comprise a unified storage zone for storing data. At least part of the unified storage zone is allocated to a site as site data. A virtual desktop interface (VDI) is used by a user client device to interact with management services. A management services layer provides the management services for the user client device by using requests from the user client device to perform operations relating to the management of the site data.
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20 Claims
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1. A network-attached storage (NAS) management system in a cloud computing environment, comprising:
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a network connection; and a server, comprising; a processor, memory, and a computer-readable storage medium; an operating environment stored on the computer-readable storage medium and executing on the processor; a storage adapter through which to communicate with a plurality of network storage clients via the network connection, wherein the plurality of network storage clients comprise a unified storage zone for storing data, wherein at least part of the unified storage zone is allocated to a site as site data; a virtual desktop interface (VDI) that is used by a user client device to interact with management services; and a management services layer that provides the management services for the user client device, wherein the management services comprise using requests that are configurable by the user client device and wherein the requests are used to perform operations relating to the management of the site data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for managing a network-attached storage (NAS) management system in a cloud computing environment, comprising:
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providing a server configured to communicate with a plurality of network storage clients using a storage adapter via a network connection, wherein the plurality of network storage clients comprise a unified storage zone for storing data, wherein at least part of the unified storage zone is allocated to a site as site data; providing a virtual desktop interface (VDI) that is used by a user client device to interact with management services; and providing a management services layer that provides the management services for the user client device, wherein the management services comprise using requests that are configurable by the user client device and wherein the requests are used to perform operations relating to the management of the site data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for managing a network-attached storage (NAS) management system in a cloud computing environment, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage media, and program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media, to:
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communicate with a plurality of network storage clients using a network adapter via a network connection, wherein the plurality of network storage clients comprise a unified storage zone for storing data; allocate at least part of the unified storage zone is allocated a site as site data; establish a virtual desktop interface (VDI) that is used by a user client device to interact with management services; establish a management services layer that provides the management services for the user client device, wherein the management services comprise using a request that is configurable by the user client device; and perform operations relating to the management of the site data based on the request. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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