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Object storage system capable of performing snapshots, branches and locking

US10248682B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Scality, S.A. · FR

Inventors

Giorgio Regni · Paris, FR
Vianney Rancurel · Cormeilles-en-Parisis, FR
David Pineau · Sartrouville, FR
Guillaume Gimenez · Joinville-le-Pont, FR
Jean-Marc Saffroy · Paris, FR
Benoit Artuso · Paris, FR
Mudit Verma · New Delhi, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 20, 2015
Grant date	Apr 2, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 20, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F11/1446
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus is described including a large scale distributed storage system. The large scale distributed storage system includes an object store. The large scale distributed storage system includes a plurality of connector nodes coupled to the object store. The connector nodes are to provide access to the object store for respective users that are respectively coupled to the connector nodes. The connector nodes are to provide the following services for the respective users: a snapshot of a storage system implemented within said object store; branching from a snapshot taken of said storage system implemented within said object store; locking of information kept within said storage system implemented within said object store.

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