Patents by Inventor Balaji S. Rao

Balaji S. Rao 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).

  • Method and system for replication in storage systems
    Patent number: 8954390
    Abstract: A data container replication method and system are provided. The data container includes a plurality of entries and is replicated from a source module to a destination module. The data container may be a directory that includes a plurality of files. Before replicating the directory, it is determined if the source module and the destination module use a same directory version and directory layout. If the directory version and layout are the same, then the entire directory is replicated “as is” without evaluating every directory entry. If the directory version or the directory layout is different, then each directory entry is evaluated, before being replicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Netapp, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Driscoll, Devang Shah, Balaji S. Rao