US 11,941,279 B2
Data path virtualization
Krishna Kant, Milpitas, CA (US); Brent Lim Tze Hao, San Jose, CA (US); Robert Lee, San Carlos, CA (US); and Ronald Karr, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Assigned to PURE STORAGE, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by PURE STORAGE, INC., Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/496,587.
Application 17/496,587 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/157,006, filed on Jan. 25, 2021, granted, now 11,675,520.
Application 17/157,006 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/661,724, filed on Oct. 23, 2019, granted, now 11,086,555, issued on Aug. 10, 2021.
Application 16/661,724 is a continuation of application No. 15/842,850, filed on Dec. 14, 2017, granted, now 10,503,427, issued on Dec. 10, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/227,480, filed on Jul. 30, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/089,800, filed on Oct. 9, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/598,989, filed on Dec. 14, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/518,071, filed on Jun. 12, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/502,060, filed on May 5, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/470,172, filed on Mar. 10, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0027051 A1, Jan. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 16/27 (2019.01)
CPC G06F 3/065 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0617 (2013.01); G06F 3/067 (2013.01); G06F 16/275 (2019.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
mapping a first virtual namespace identifier to one or more volumes stored among a pool of storage resources, wherein a plurality of storage systems are utilized to provide the storage resources; and
virtualizing a data path for the one or more volumes by directing the plurality of storage systems to advertise one or more volumes using the first virtual namespace identifier.