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Computer systems, virtual storage systems and virtual storage system operational methods

  • US 7,089,395 B2
  • Filed: 10/03/2002
  • Issued: 08/08/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer system comprising:

  • a virtual storage system comprising a physical storage space, a virtual storage space, and a non-guaranteed available capacity utilized to generate a plurality of non-guaranteed snapshot volumes of a plurality of virtual storage volumes of the virtual storage space, wherein the virtual storage system is configured to monitor the non-guaranteed available capacity and to present a report regarding the non-guaranteed available capacity responsive to the monitoring; and

    a host coupled with the virtual storage system and configured to execute an application wherein generation of a non-guaranteed snapshot volume of at least one of the virtual storage volumes is desired, to access the report to determine the non-guaranteed available capacity of the virtual storage system, and to issue a request to the virtual storage system to generate the at least one non-guaranteed snapshot volume of the at least one virtual storage volume responsive to the accessing of the report.

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