Patents Assigned to Network Appliances, Inc.
  • Enhanced coordinated cluster recovery
    Patent number: 7886182
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method that prevent a split-brain problem by preventing a cluster partner from accessing and serving data when the cluster partner is taken over by a storage server, while allowing early release of reservations on the cluster partner's storage devices before control is given back to the cluster partner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Network Appliances, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan M. Coatney, Deepa Ramesh