Metadata subsystem for a distributed object store in a network storage system
US8484259B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 9, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/907
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network storage server system includes a distributed object store and a metadata subsystem. The metadata subsystem stores metadata relating to the stored data objects and allows data objects to be located and retrieved easily via user-specified search queries. It manages and allows searches on at least three categories of metadata via the same user interface and technique. These categories include user-specified metadata, inferred metadata and system-defined metadata. Search queries for the metadata can include multi-predicate queries.
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