Patents by Inventor Herman M. Mutiso

Herman M. Mutiso 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).

  • System and method for negotiated takeover of storage objects
    Patent number: 9424301
    Abstract: A system and method of negotiated takeover of storage objects includes one or more processors, a storage controller, and memory coupled to the one or more processors. The memory stores a data structure that includes information about a plurality of storage objects manageable by the storage controller. The storage controller is configured to assume, one by one, current ownership of a first subset of the storage objects and assume, concurrently, current ownership of a second subset of the storage objects. The first subset of storage objects and the second subset of storage objects are currently owned by a second storage server coupled to the storage server. In some embodiments, current ownership of the first subset of storage objects is transferred by iteratively detecting a particular storage object from the first subset of the storage objects whose current ownership can be assumed and bringing the particular storage object online.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Poonam Dhavale, Manish Bhuwania, Arun Ramachandran, Herman M. Mutiso
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NEGOTIATED TAKEOVER OF STORAGE OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20150149416
    Abstract: A system and method of negotiated takeover of storage objects includes one or more processors, a storage controller, and memory coupled to the one or more processors. The memory stores a data structure that includes information about a plurality of storage objects manageable by the storage controller. The storage controller is configured to assume, one by one, current ownership of a first subset of the storage objects and assume, concurrently, current ownership of a second subset of the storage objects. The first subset of storage objects and the second subset of storage objects are currently owned by a second storage server coupled to the storage server. In some embodiments, current ownership of the first subset of storage objects is transferred by iteratively detecting a particular storage object from the first subset of the storage objects whose current ownership can be assumed and bringing the particular storage object online.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: NETAPP, INC.
    Inventors: Poonam DHAVALE, Manish Bhuwania, Arun Ramachandran, Herman M. Mutiso