Patents by Inventor Deepan Natesan Seeralan
Deepan Natesan Seeralan 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).
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Patent number: 10853210Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for storage device health status synchronization. For example, a first health status registry is maintained for a first storage controller at a first storage site. The first storage controller stores storage device health status information of storage devices currently owned by or assigned to the first storage controller within the first health status registry. A second health status registry is maintained for a second storage controller at a second storage site. The second storage controller stores storage device health status information of storage device currently owned by or assigned to the second storage controller within the second health status registry. The first health status registry and the second health status registry are synchronized during operation of the first storage site and the second storage site and/or are merged between the first storage site and the second storage site after disaster recovery.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: NetApp Inc.Inventors: Daniel Curtis Wilson, Deepan Natesan Seeralan, Kyle Diggs Sterling, Linda Ann Riedle, Loellyn Jane Cassell, Mayank Saxena, Sandeep T. Nirmale
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Publication number: 20190205228Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for storage device health status synchronization. For example, a first health status registry is maintained for a first storage controller at a first storage site. The first storage controller stores storage device health status information of storage devices currently owned by or assigned to the first storage controller within the first health status registry. A second health status registry is maintained for a second storage controller at a second storage site. The second storage controller stores storage device health status information of storage device currently owned by or assigned to the second storage controller within the second health status registry. The first health status registry and the second health status registry are synchronized during operation of the first storage site and the second storage site and/or are merged between the first storage site and the second storage site after disaster recovery.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2019Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Daniel Curtis Wilson, Deepan Natesan Seeralan, Kyle Diggs Sterling, Linda Ann Riedle, Loellyn Jane Cassell, Mayank Saxena, Sandeep T. Nirmale
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Patent number: 10289506Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for storage device health status synchronization. For example, a first health status registry is maintained for a first storage controller at a first storage site. The first storage controller stores storage device health status information of storage devices currently owned by or assigned to the first storage controller within the first health status registry. A second health status registry is maintained for a second storage controller at a second storage site. The second storage controller stores storage device health status information of storage device currently owned by or assigned to the second storage controller within the second health status registry. The first health status registry and the second health status registry are synchronized during operation of the first storage site and the second storage site and/or are merged between the first storage site and the second storage site after disaster recovery.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2016Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: NetApp Inc.Inventors: Daniel Curtis Wilson, Deepan Natesan Seeralan, Kyle Diggs Sterling, Linda Ann Riedle, Loellyn Jane Cassell, Mayank Saxena, Sandeep T. Nirmale
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Patent number: 10114715Abstract: In one aspect of the disclosure, progress identifiers (e.g., a plurality of flags) and/or generation numbers are utilized to determine a “correct” non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM) replay source to use during a retried switchover or early switchback. Initially, a switchover sequence is initiated. The switchover sequence includes a replay of logged information to storage devices of an aggregate to ensure data consistency of the aggregate. Progress of the switchover sequence is tracked using the progress identifiers and/or generation numbers. After an interruption during the switchover sequence, switchover is retried or an early switchback is performed. The retried switchover or early switchback decides whether to replay logged information, and, if so, determines an NVRAM replay source to replay logged information from based on states of the progress identifiers and/or comparison of the generation numbers.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2016Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: NetApp Inc.Inventors: Linda A. Riedle, Fani Jenkins, Bhoovaraghan Subramanian, Sandeep T. Nirmale, Deepan Natesan Seeralan, Yong E. Cho
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Publication number: 20160266810Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for storage device health status synchronization. For example, a first health status registry is maintained for a first storage controller at a first storage site. The first storage controller stores storage device health status information of storage devices currently owned by or assigned to the first storage controller within the first health status registry. A second health status registry is maintained for a second storage controller at a second storage site. The second storage controller stores storage device health status information of storage device currently owned by or assigned to the second storage controller within the second health status registry. The first health status registry and the second health status registry are synchronized during operation of the first storage site and the second storage site and/or are merged between the first storage site and the second storage site after disaster recovery.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Daniel Curtis Wilson, Deepan Natesan Seeralan, Kyle Diggs Sterling, Linda Ann Riedle, Loellyn Jane Cassell, Mayank Saxena, Sandeep T. Nirmale
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Publication number: 20160170854Abstract: In one aspect of the disclosure, progress identifiers (e.g., a plurality of flags) and/or generation numbers are utilized to determine a “correct” non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM) replay source to use during a retried switchover or early switchback. Initially, a switchover sequence is initiated. The switchover sequence includes a replay of logged information to storage devices of an aggregate to ensure data consistency of the aggregate. Progress of the switchover sequence is tracked using the progress identifiers and/or generation numbers. After an interruption during the switchover sequence, switchover is retried or an early switchback is performed. The retried switchover or early switchback decides whether to replay logged information, and, if so, determines an NVRAM replay source to replay logged information from based on states of the progress identifiers and/or comparison of the generation numbers.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2016Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: Linda A. Riedle, Fani Jenkins, Bhoovaraghan Subramanian, Sandeep T. Nirmale, Deepan Natesan Seeralan, Yong E. Cho
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Patent number: 9348715Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for storage device health status synchronization. For example, a first health status registry is maintained for a first storage controller at a first storage site. The first storage controller stores storage device health status information of storage devices currently owned by or assigned to the first storage controller within the first health status registry. A second health status registry is maintained for a second storage controller at a second storage site. The second storage controller stores storage device health status information of storage device currently owned by or assigned to the second storage controller within the second health status registry. The first health status registry and the second health status registry are synchronized during operation of the first storage site and the second storage site and/or are merged between the first storage site and the second storage site after disaster recovery.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2014Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: NetApp Inc.Inventors: Daniel Curtis Wilson, Deepan Natesan Seeralan, Kyle Diggs Sterling, Linda Ann Riedle, Loellyn Jane Cassell, Mayank Saxena, Sandeep T. Nirmale
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Patent number: 9348714Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for load balancing between storage controllers. For example, a first storage controller and a second storage controller may be configured at a first storage site according to a high availability configuration, and may be configured as disaster recovery partners for a third storage controller and a fourth storage controller at a second storage site. If the first storage controller fails, the second storage controller provides failover operation for a first storage device. If a disaster occurs at the second storage site, the second storage controller provides switchover operation for a third storage device and a fourth storage device. Responsive to the first storage controller being restored, the third storage device may be reassigned from the second storage controller to the first storage controller for load balancing at the first storage site during disaster recovery of the second storage site.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2014Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: NetApp Inc.Inventors: Abhishek Jain, Chaitanya Patel, Deepan Natesan Seeralan, Linda Ann Riedle
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Patent number: 9280432Abstract: In one aspect of the disclosure, progress identifiers (e.g., a plurality of flags) and/or generation numbers are utilized to determine a “correct” non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM) replay source to use during a retried switchover or early switchback. Initially, a switchover sequence is initiated. The switchover sequence includes a replay of logged information to storage devices of an aggregate to ensure data consistency of the aggregate. Progress of the switchover sequence is tracked using the progress identifiers and/or generation numbers. After an interruption during the switchover sequence, switchover is retried or an early switchback is performed. The retried switchover or early switchback decides whether to replay logged information, and, if so, determines an NVRAM replay source to replay logged information from based on states of the progress identifiers and/or comparison of the generation numbers.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2014Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: NetApp, Inc.Inventors: Linda A. Riedle, Fani Jenkins, Bhoovaraghan Subramanian, Sandeep T. Nirmale, Deepan Natesan Seeralan, Yong E. Cho
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Publication number: 20150269042Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for load balancing between storage controllers. For example, a first storage controller and a second storage controller may be configured at a first storage site according to a high availability configuration, and may be configured as disaster recovery partners for a third storage controller and a fourth storage controller at a second storage site. If the first storage controller fails, the second storage controller provides failover operation for a first storage device. If a disaster occurs at the second storage site, the second storage controller provides switchover operation for a third storage device and a fourth storage device. Responsive to the first storage controller being restored, the third storage device may be reassigned from the second storage controller to the first storage controller for load balancing at the first storage site during disaster recovery of the second storage site.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2014Publication date: September 24, 2015Inventors: Abhishek Jain, Chaitanya Patel, Deepan Natesan Seeralan, Linda Ann Riedle
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Publication number: 20150269043Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for storage device health status synchronization. For example, a first health status registry is maintained for a first storage controller at a first storage site. The first storage controller stores storage device health status information of storage devices currently owned by or assigned to the first storage controller within the first health status registry. A second health status registry is maintained for a second storage controller at a second storage site. The second storage controller stores storage device health status information of storage device currently owned by or assigned to the second storage controller within the second health status registry. The first health status registry and the second health status registry are synchronized during operation of the first storage site and the second storage site and/or are merged between the first storage site and the second storage site after disaster recovery.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2014Publication date: September 24, 2015Inventors: Daniel Curtis Wilson, Deepan Natesan Seeralan, Kyle Diggs Sterling, Linda Ann Riedle, Loellyn Jane Cassell, Mayank Saxena, Sandeep T. Nirmale
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Publication number: 20150269045Abstract: In one aspect of the disclosure, progress identifiers (e.g., a plurality of flags) and/or generation numbers are utilized to determine a “correct” non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM) replay source to use during a retried switchover or early switchback. Initially, a switchover sequence is initiated. The switchover sequence includes a replay of logged information to storage devices of an aggregate to ensure data consistency of the aggregate. Progress of the switchover sequence is tracked using the progress identifiers and/or generation numbers. After an interruption during the switchover sequence, switchover is retried or an early switchback is performed. The retried switchover or early switchback decides whether to replay logged information, and, if so, determines an NVRAM replay source to replay logged information from based on states of the progress identifiers and/or comparison of the generation numbers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2014Publication date: September 24, 2015Applicant: NetApp, Inc.Inventors: Linda A. Riedle, Fani Jenkins, Bhoovaraghan Subramanian, Sandeep T. Nirmale, Deepan Natesan Seeralan, Yong E. Cho