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Highly available file system in a directly attached storage

US8726069B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 27, 2010
Grant dateMay 13, 2014
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Expiry dateJul 29, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/0703
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system to provide a highly available file system in a directly attached storage (DAS). The storage is directly attached to a computer system that has an inactive operating system. A hardware module in the computer system receives a network command to access the file system. The hardware module determines a physical location of data blocks to be accessed in the storage. According to the network command, the hardware module accesses the data blocks in the storage.

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