Patents by Inventor Sherri Lynn Norwood

Sherri Lynn Norwood has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5983316
    Abstract: A computing system includes a storage pool and a system node. The storage pool has a plurality of physical volumes. The physical volumes are grouped into a plurality of physical volume groups. The system node accesses the storage pool. The system node includes a logical volume manager and a resource monitor. The logical volume manager maps the physical volumes into logical volumes. The resource monitor determines which physical volumes in the storage pool have available physical links, and determines a number of copies of data within a first logical volume. The resource monitor also determine whether at least one copy of all data within a logical volume group is available. The resource monitor indicates that at least one copy of all data within the logical volume group is available when physical links to all physical volumes for the logical volume group are up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Hewlett-Parkard Company
    Inventor: Sherri Lynn Norwood