Low-overhead storage cluster configuration locking
CA 2521947 C · Owner: Whyte, Barry Douglas · Inventors: Jones, Michael John; Whyte, Barry Douglas; Carr, David John
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A storage control apparatus, in communication with a cluster of storage devices in a storage network having plural administrator systems comprises a , cluster lock requester component a cluster lock receiver component and a configuration component, wherein, responsive to receipt of a cluster lock by said cluster lock receiver component, the configuration component is operable to configure a logical resource object within said cluster. The apparatus may also include a cluster lock granter component operable to grant a cluster lock to the cluster lock receiver component responsive to said cluster lock requester component. A method of operating a storage control apparatus includes …
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