US 2014/0208000 A1 · Techniques for Surfacing Host-Side Flash Storage Capacity to Virtual Machines

Abstract

Techniques for surfacing host-side flash storage capacity to a plurality of VMs running on a host system are provided. In one embodiment, the host system creates, for each VM in the plurality of VMs, a flash storage space allocation in a flash storage device that is locally attached to the host system. The host system then causes the flash storage space allocation to be readable and writable by the VM as a virtual flash memory device.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method for surfacing host-side flash storage capacity to a plurality of virtual machines (VMs) configured to run on a host system, the method comprising:

creating, by the host system for each VM in the plurality of VMs, a flash storage space allocation in a flash storage device that is locally attached to the host system;
and
causing, by the host system, the flash storage space allocation to be readable and writable by the VM as a virtual flash memory device.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

13/748,247Filed 23 Jan 2013

Published

24 Jul 2014

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification13 codes

G06F 3/0608
Specifically adapted to achieve a particular effect: saving storage space on storage systems
G06F 3/0605
Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. storage management: by facilitating the interaction with a user or administrator
G06F 3/0631
Configuration or reconfiguration of storage systems: by allocating resources to storage systems
G06F 3/0647
Horizontal data movement in storage systems, i.e. moving data in between storage devices or systems: migration mechanisms

Techniques for Surfacing Host-Side Flash Storage Capacity to Virtual Machines

Life of this patent

Techniques for Surfacing Host-Side Flash Storage Capacity to Virtual Machines

Life of this patent

Abstract

Claims20