Maintaining data in a file system
US7827214B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/1844
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A file system includes a master connected to multiple servers. The servers may store data. The master may communicate with the servers upon startup of the master to authoritatively identify the data stored by the servers and record location information that identifies ones of the servers that store the data.
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