Patents by Inventor Mahanteshar C. M.

Mahanteshar C. M. 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).

  • USING LUN TYPE FOR STORAGE ALLOCATION
    Publication number: 20110125797
    Abstract: In an embodiment of the invention, an apparatus uses a LUN (logical unit number) data type for storage allocation. The apparatus includes a storage appliance that specifies a LUN data type for a LUN. The storage appliance then allocates data blocks in the LUN based on the LUN data type. The storage appliance allocates data blocks in the LUN as contiguous data blocks or as non-contiguous data blocks, based on the LUN data type. The LUN data type may be, for example, database data type, user data type, or binary data type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Rupesh Nasre, Mahanteshar C. M.