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Unified file and object storage architecture for clustered file systems

US11436356B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Sasikanth Eda · Vijayawada, IN
Dean Hildebrand · San Jose, US
Ashutosh V. Mate · Milpitas, US
Varun Mittal · Gothan, IN
William W. Owen · Tucson, US
Sandeep R. Patil · Pune, IN
Smita J. Raut · Pune, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 27, 2020
Grant date	Sep 6, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 24, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/205
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A processor may identify a first directory in the storage system. The first directory may include one or more subdirectories in one or more levels under the first directory. The one or more subdirectories may include a second directory that has includes one or more objects. The first directory may be associated with a first inode, and the second directory may be associated with a second inode. The processor may perform a stat call on the second directory to determine metadata attributes for the one or more objects that are stored in the second directory. The metadata attributes for the one or more objects may be stored in the second inode. The processor may add the metadata attributes for the one or more objects to the first inode.

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