File system for creating switched logical I/O paths for fault recovery
US7130868B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99953
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a system of the present invention in which a file ID is defined for each file, upon receiving a request for accessing a file specifying a file ID from a user, a file server refers to a file management table to obtain a logical disk ID for accessing the file. The file server then refers to a logical disk management table to obtain an I/O path corresponding to the logical disk ID, and accesses a physical disk device by use of the obtained I/O path. When a fault has occurred in an operational I/O path, a file server rewrites the logical disk management tables in all nodes to change the I/O path. This reduces the time taken to switch I/O paths, and hiding the process of switching the I/O paths from the user.
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