Global access to filesystem content
US12105671B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 2023 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/82
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for managing access to a shared file system entity (FSE), the method includes (i) managing access requests for reading and writing accessed parts of the FSE, by a current point of access storage system (POASS), the current POASS currently acts as a point of access (POA) for the access requests; wherein stored parts of the FSE are stored at multiple POASSs, the multiple POASSs comprise the current POASS and former POASSs; (ii) determining, by the current POASS and while managing the access requests, to store the stored parts of the FSE at a fewer number of the former POASSs; and (iii) reducing, by two or more of the former POASSs, the number of former POASSs that store the stored parts of the FSE.
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