Method and system for low overhead control/status handshake for remote shared file server
US10824748B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/6227
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for providing a plurality of host systems shared access to data files from a file server. The method includes monitoring a control file for updates, the control file located within a corresponding host directory located within the file server; receiving a request for access to a data file stored on the file server, the access request being written to the control file, the access request including a requested data file operation; performing the requested data file operation in response to the control file being updated with the access request; creating a status file in the host directory in which the requested data file operation was performed upon completion of the requested data file operation; writing status data in the status file, the status data including a result of the performance of the requested data file operation; and allowing access to the host directory in which the requested data file operation was performed in response to the status data being written to the status file.
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