Patents by Inventor Sloan Johnson

Sloan Johnson 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 MANAGING METADATA IN A STORAGE ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20140136483
    Abstract: Method and system is provided for managing metadata for a plurality of data containers that are stored at one or more storage volumes in a storage system. The metadata is collected from one or more storage volumes and then provided to a catalog module. The catalog module pre-processes the metadata and then generates a searchable data structure. The searchable data structure may then be used to respond to a user request for information regarding the storage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: NETAPP, INC.
    Inventors: Anant Chaudhary, Gaurav Agarwal, Sloan Johnson, Manish M. Agarwal, Varun Jobanputra, Vikram Shukla, Sridher Jeyachandran
  • Method and system for managing metadata in a cluster based storage environment
    Patent number: 8600998
    Abstract: Method and system is provided for managing metadata for a plurality of data containers that are stored at one or more storage volumes in a clustered storage system. The metadata is collected from one or more storage volumes and then provided to a catalog module. The catalog module pre-processes the metadata and then generates a searchable data structure. The searchable data structure may then be used to respond to a user request for information regarding the storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Anant Chaudhary, Gaurav Agarwal, Sloan Johnson, Manish M. Agarwal, Varun Jobanputra, Vikram Shukla, Sridher Jeyachandran
  • Transparent data migration in a storage system environment
    Patent number: 8601220
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a data migration technique enables a source storage system to efficiently and reliably migrate data to a destination storage system. The source storage system includes a copy engine that is configured to migrate or copy a set of data, e.g., one or more files, to the destination storage system using a file-based protocol over a network. The copy engine is also configured to ensure that any locks associated with the migrated data set are reclaimed at the destination storage system using a lock-based protocol. The source storage system further includes a proxy service that is configured to translate client requests to access the migrated data set to access requests executable (i.e., discernable) by the destination storage system. The proxy service then forwards or proxies the translated requests over the network to the destination storage system for processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Corbin, Vijay Singh, Saadia Khan, Sloan Johnson
  • Method and system for managing metadata in a storage environment
    Patent number: 8595237
    Abstract: Method and system is provided for managing metadata for a plurality of data containers that are stored at one or more storage volumes in a storage system. The metadata is collected from one or more storage volumes and then provided to a catalog module. The catalog module pre-processes the metadata and then generates a searchable data structure. The searchable data structure may then be used to respond to a user request for information regarding the storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: NETAPP, Inc.
    Inventors: Anant Chaudhary, Gaurav Agarwal, Sloan Johnson, Manish M. Agarwal, Varun Jobanputra, Vikram Shukla, Sridher Jeyachandran