Patents by Inventor Anil Thoppil

Anil Thoppil 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).

  • Converting storage objects between formats in a copy-free transition
    Patent number: 11372807
    Abstract: A copy-free transition tool converts storage objects from a source format associated with a source storage system to a destination format associated with a destination storage system. The transition tool exports configuration information associated with the source storage system to the destination storage system and brings the storage objects offline. Once the transition tool determines that the storage devices containing the storage objects are physically connected to the destination storage system, the tool can convert file systems from the source format to the destination format while leaving data and file layout unchanged. The tool can also modify metadata associated with each of the storage objects to conform to the destination format and store the modified metadata with the destination storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: NetApp Inc.
    Inventors: Vani Vully, Anil Thoppil, James Leong, Vitaly Revsin, Qinghua Zheng, Srishylam Simharajan
  • CONVERTING STORAGE OBJECTS BETWEEN FORMATS IN A COPY-FREE TRANSITION
    Publication number: 20200265008
    Abstract: A copy-free transition tool converts storage objects from a source format associated with a source storage system to a destination format associated with a destination storage system. The transition tool exports configuration information associated with the source storage system to the destination storage system and brings the storage objects offline. Once the transition tool determines that the storage devices containing the storage objects are physically connected to the destination storage system, the tool can convert file systems from the source format to the destination format while leaving data and file layout unchanged. The tool can also modify metadata associated with each of the storage objects to conform to the destination format and store the modified metadata with the destination storage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Vani Vully, Anil Thoppil, James Leong, Vitaly Revsin, Qinghua Zheng, Srishylam Simharajan
  • Converting storage objects between formats in a copy-free transition
    Patent number: 10684985
    Abstract: A copy-free transition tool converts storage objects from a source format associated with a source storage system to a destination format associated with a destination storage system. The transition tool exports configuration information associated with the source storage system to the destination storage system and brings the storage objects offline. Once the transition tool determines that the storage devices containing the storage objects are physically connected to the destination storage system, the tool can convert file systems from the source format to the destination format while leaving data and file layout unchanged. The tool can also modify metadata associated with each of the storage objects to conform to the destination format and store the modified metadata with the destination storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: NetApp Inc.
    Inventors: Vani Vully, Anil Thoppil, James Leong, Vitaly Revsin, Qinghua Zheng, Srishylam Simharajan
  • CONVERTING STORAGE OBJECTS BETWEEN FORMATS IN A COPY-FREE TRANSITION
    Publication number: 20170235802
    Abstract: A copy-free transition tool converts storage objects from a source format associated with a source storage system to a destination format associated with a destination storage system. The transition tool exports configuration information associated with the source storage system to the destination storage system and brings the storage objects offline. Once the transition tool determines that the storage devices containing the storage objects are physically connected to the destination storage system, the tool can convert file systems from the source format to the destination format while leaving data and file layout unchanged. The tool can also modify metadata associated with each of the storage objects to conform to the destination format and store the modified metadata with the destination storage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Vani Vully, Anil Thoppil, James Leong, Vitaly Revsin, Qinghua Zheng, Srishylam Simharajan