Lenovo Enterprise Solutions Assigned Patent

Lenovo Enterprise Solutions, (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, Singapore, has been assigned a patent (10,530,870) developed by Condict, Michael N., Hurdle Mills, NC, and Hinkle, Jonathan R., Raleigh, NC, for a “direct volume migration in a storage area network.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A method, computer program product and apparatus are provided. For example, the method includes receiving, by a first data storage device within a storage area network, input output operations over a first network pathway within the storage area network. The method further includes receiving, by the first data storage device, a migration instruction that identifies a second data storage device within the storage area network and a source volume stored on the first data storage device. Still further, the method includes migrating, by the first data storage device, the source volume directly to the second data storage device over a second network pathway within the storage area network.”

The patent application was filed on January 4, 2017 (15/397,785).