File classification in a distributed file system
US10417192B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 17, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1097
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A file may be identified and a plurality of rules associated with a plurality of storage servers may be received. An order for the rules may be identified. A particular storage server of the plurality of storage servers that satisfies a condition for each of the rules in view of the order for the rules and a characteristic associated with each of the plurality of storage servers. The file may be stored at the particular storage server that satisfies the condition for each of the rules.
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