Customizing a namespace in a decentralized storage environment
US8190741B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/119
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods to customize a namespace using a synthetic namespace. A NAS switch provides file migrations in a NAS storage network that are transparent to the clients. The NAS switch file handles are used to customize a namespace. More specifically, a synthetic namespace is generated from one or more file location tables that map the switch file handles to NAS file handles. The NAS file handles are independent of a physical export containing the objects referred to by the NAS file handles. In one example, the synthetic namespace presents a home directory corresponding to a location of a user.
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