Patents by Inventor Nancy Wei

Nancy Wei 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 for installing operating system on remote storage: flash deploy and install zone
    Publication number: 20060184650
    Abstract: Two methods (native and clone) are used for installing software, such as an operating system, on client system(s) booting from shared storage. The native installation method configures an interconnection network to create an exclusive communication zone between the client system and the shared storage system and installs the operating system on the client system using the exclusive communication zone. After the software is installed, the method terminates the exclusive communication zone. The clone installation method utilizes a point-in-time copy feature of the shared storage system to clone an operating system drive instantaneously. After the drive is cloned, it is logically attached to a new client and the operating system is customized for that client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Bulent Abali, James Arendt, Mohammad Banikazemi, D. Guthridge, Dan Poff, Ziv Rafalovich, Linda Riedle, Gary Valentin, Nancy Wei