Dynamic reconfiguration of nodes in a cluster file system
US7376724B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 30, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0856
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Approaches are disclosed for reconfiguring nodes in a cluster file system after new nodes are added to the cluster file system or when node configuration data is changed. According to one aspect of the invention, counters and node configuration data is stored on a volume in a cluster file system. Nodes periodically inspect the counters, and, if it is determined that a node has been added to the cluster file system, or, if the node determines that node configuration data for a node has changed, the node (and other nodes) may dynamically reconfigure itself.
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