Scalable file management for a shared file system
US8892531B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 26, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/176
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Managing a shared file system comprising a directory and files stored on a multiple storage devices shared by plural processing nodes, is provided. A plurality of parallel directory traversal records are partitioned into a plurality of ranges to allow for the records in each range to be written independently in parallel by plural processing nodes during parallel directory traversal. Parallel operations are performed comprising parallel directory traversal of all directory paths and files in the shared file system.
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