Highly available file system in a directly attached storage
US8726069B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2031 |
Classification
- 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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