Method and apparatus for provisioning storage to a file system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8838793
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10411004

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A storage area network (SAN), which includes one or more remote systems, a plurality of storage devices, a SAN fabric comprising a plurality of fabric components for coupling the remote systems to the storage devices, and a central system having a SAN management server configured to monitor an amount of available storage in a file system used in the remote systems, and automatically provision additional storage to the file system in the event the amount of available storage in the file system decreases below a predetermined amount.

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ACQUIOM AGENCY SERVICES LLC AS ASSIGNEE950 17TH STREET SUITE 1400 DENVER CO 80202

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Ansari, Athiya Raleigh, US 1 14
Muthiyan, Abhijit Cary, US 7 393
Sutter, Mark Chapel Hill, US 6 158
Taylor, Jason Apex, US 77 1923
Thrasher, Russell Graham, US 7 542

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