System and method of using in-memory replicated object to support file services wherein file server converts request to block I/O command of file handle, replicating said block I/O command across plural distributed storage module and performing said block I/O command by local storage module
US10642783B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 12, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45583
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for using in-memory replicated object to support file services. Certain embodiments provide a method of storing persistent file handles in a storage system comprising a plurality of computing devices. The method may include requesting to write a persistent file handle corresponding to a file to a file system stored on the plurality of computing devices. The request may be translated to a block input/output (I/O) command to an in-memory object, the in-memory object representing at least a portion of the file system, a copy of the in-memory object being stored at each of the plurality of computing devices in volatile memory. The persistent file handle may then be written to the copy of the in-memory object stored in the volatile memory of each of the plurality of computing devices.
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