Abstract: Storage volume placement in a selected of plural storage arrays interfaced with a network is managed by an Ansible module having a placement role that identifies storage resource pools of the network, compares the storage resource pool characteristics against storage volume constraints and lists acceptable storage resource pools in a priority order that allows automated selection of a storage resource pool for storage volume placement. In one embodiment, the network is searched for storage group names associated with the storage volume placement request to check for idempotency.

Abstract: Storage volume placement in a selected of plural storage arrays interfaced with a network is managed by an Ansible module having a placement role that identifies storage resource pools of the network, compares the storage resource pool characteristics against storage volume constraints and lists acceptable storage resource pools in a priority order that allows automated selection of a storage resource pool for storage volume placement. In one embodiment, the network is searched for storage group names associated with the storage volume placement request to check for idempotency.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for receiving an access request for an array from a controller of a platform that abstracts, pools and automates physical storage for a data center, processing the access request with an API service, and analyzing the access request by a controller service after processing by the API service. The controller then requests a third party driver from a driver module for the array. The third party driver processes the request to access the array and receive data from the array.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method includes reading a configuration file to obtain settings of device drivers for a cloud computing storage array, enumerating a backend driver as the cloud computing storage array in a data storage system, instantiating a default port for the cloud computing storage array and accessing the cloud computing storage array using the data storage system.

Abstract: In a system that separates the control (management) layer from the data layer of a distributed storage system, an application programming interface (API) provider is presented that manages storage awareness of the virtual control servers with at least one virtual array and underlying physical arrays. The system described herein advantageously enables multi-tenant support to provide individual and/or isolated access to shared storage resources among multiple tenants and offers improved scalability and operations in a cloud deployment.

Abstract: Information is managed by receiving at a data source device, from an application running on a data source device, an instruction associated with a file system object. It is determined at the data source device if the instruction is able to be satisfied by a file system running on the data source device. If it is determined that the instruction is not able to be satisfied by the file system, the instruction is performed without the services of the file system; the application is unaware that the file system object is managed by an entity other than the file system running on the data source device.

Abstract: An approach for coordinating backlight intensity and image luminance changes. For one aspect, in response to determining that a display-related event has occurred during a vertical frame period indicating a subsequent change associated with at least one of a backlight intensity and a frame buffer palette is to be undertaken, an interrupt is enabled. During subsequent interrupt processing, associated changes to the backlight intensity and the frame buffer palette are applied in a coordinated manner. For a specific implementation, an approach is provided for a graphics controller driver to synchronize response to changes in display backlight, color-space controls, and in the luminance of images, wherein said changes can come from different sources, occur at a different rates, and have different latencies, for the purpose of applying graphics settings responses such that those effects occur at a visually co-incident interval so as to substantially minimize discordant visual artifacts.

Abstract: An access point in a wireless network is connected to wireless devices. When any of the devices becomes inaccessible, the device sends a notification to the access point to indicate the inaccessibility. The access point then receives and stores incoming messages that are destined for the device. The access point forwards the messages to the device when the device is ready to receive the message.

Abstract: Apparatus and method are disclosed to configure the overlay hardware based on the display device control values. The overlay may be displayed on different display devices based on both the overlay control values and the corresponding display device control values.

Abstract: Apparatus and method are disclosed to configure the overlay hardware based on one or more change values. In one embodiment, a color map is re-created based on a plurality of the change values. The user may thus view the effect of the plurality of change values on the overlay, store the desired changes, and apply the changes to subsequent overlays.

Abstract: An approach for coordinating backlight intensity and image luminance changes. For one aspect, in response to determining that a display-related event has occurred during a vertical frame period indicating a subsequent change associated with at least one of a backlight intensity and a frame buffer palette is to be undertaken, an interrupt is enabled. During subsequent interrupt processing, associated changes to the backlight intensity and the frame buffer palette are applied in a coordinated manner. For a specific implementation, an approach is provided for a graphics controller driver to synchronize response to changes in display backlight, color-space controls, and in the luminance of images, wherein said changes can come from different sources, occur at a different rates, and have different latencies, for the purpose of applying graphics settings responses such that those effects occur at a visually co-incident interval so as to substantially minimize discordant visual artifacts.

Abstract: An access point in a wireless network is connected to wireless devices. When any of the devices becomes inaccessible, the device sends a notification to the access point to indicate the inaccessibility. The access point then receives and stores incoming messages that are destined for the device. The access point forwards the messages to the device when the device is ready to receive the message.