Shadow directory structure in a distributed segmented file system
US8131782B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99955
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments described herein describe a file server used in an association with devices to implement a distributed-file system. The file server includes processor that is operative to store a first shadow tree entry providing a pointer to a file system object, where the first shadow tree entry provides an alternative to a first remote ancestor directory to access the file system object in the distributed file system.
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