Justin T Gibbs

US Patent:

20120089650, Apr 12, 2012

Filed:

Oct 8, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/900719

Inventors:

Justin Theodore Gibbs - Boulder CO, US
Joshua Daniel Carter - Lafayette CO, US

Assignee:

Spectra Logic Corporation - Boulder CO

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707822, 718 1, 707E1701

Abstract:

Provided is a system and method for a system for a storage system. The system includes a policy based file system and a virtualization environment permitting native file system primitives among a plurality of virtual machines. Each virtual machine has a virtual file system. Each virtual file system structured and arranged with native file system operations to access, based on policy, a portion of the policy based file system. An associated method is also provided.

US Patent:

20160299709, Oct 13, 2016

Filed:

Apr 8, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/681862

Inventors:

- Boulder CO, US
Justin Theodore Gibbs - Boulder CO, US

Assignee:

Spectra Logic Corporation - Boulder CO

International Classification:

G06F 3/06
G06F 12/08

Abstract:

Apparatus and associated method contemplating: operating a storage server having access to a plurality of storage devices, at least a first storage device of the plurality of storage devices defining a first bank and at least a second storage device of the plurality of storage devices defining a second bank; during a first time interval, energizing the first bank to enable data transfer, and de-energizing the second bank to disable data transfer; during the first time interval, mapping data received from the storage server to the first bank; during a second time interval that begins before a storage capacity of the first bank is full, de-energizing the first bank to disable data transfer, and energizing the second bank to enable data transfer; and during the second time interval, mapping the data received from the storage server to the second bank.