Flexible and adaptive read and write storage system architecture
US6922757B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 8, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A distributed shared file system (DSFS) comprising a network file system (NFS) capable of receiving at least a request from at least a client, a distributed cache, a metadata storage containing metadata information related to files stored in the NFS, a mapper capable of handling pointers to point to locations of data within the files and the metadata information, an agent capable of handling said request, and a relocator capable of relocating data within the NFS operative with said agent.
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