Systems and methods for continuously available network file system (NFS) state data
US10452482B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 4, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1097
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to some embodiments of the invention, systems and methods are provided for capturing and storing state information corresponding to various states of the network file system (NFS) for use in recovery during a system failure. In various aspects, the disclosed systems and methods may automatically collect and synchronously write state changes made to the NFS to non-volatile storage. In the event of an NFS system failure or crash (e.g., a failure of the NFS server), the state information corresponding to the NFS system may be automatically imported from the non-volatile storage, thereby enabling NFS services to be resumed immediately and transparently.
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