File handle banking to provide non-disruptive migration of files
US8086638B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/119
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
When a directory tree is migrated from a source file system to a target file system, the directories of the directory tree are retained in the source file system, and handle translation entries are substituted for the regular data files of the directory tree in the source file system. The handle translation entries provide new file handles for the regular data files when the source file system is accessed with old file handles of the regular data files. For example, each handle translation entry includes the old file handle, a file system identifier, and the new file handle. The old file handle provides verification of the file handle being used for accessing the handle translation entry, and the file system identifier identifies the target file system in which the new file handle is valid.
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