Expiration of access tokens for quiescing a distributed system
US7720864B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 25, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/1774
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, system and computer accessible medium for expiring access tokens in preparation for freezing file images. A metadata server may maintain a next scheduled quiesce time and may issue access tokens configured to expire before the next scheduled quiesce time. A metadata server may set an access token's expiration time to a maximum expiration time indicated by the next scheduled quiesce time or may set an access token's expiration time to a default expiration time if the default expiration time is earlier than the maximum expiration time. A storage device may recognize and enforce the access token's expiration time.
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