System and method of file locking in a network file system federated namespace
US8935560B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 10, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2147
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, system and apparatus of a file locking within a network file system federated namespace is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a target file in a storage medium over a network through an intermediate proxy server using a processor. The storage medium may be any one storage medium of a group of storage mediums on the network forming a data sharing cluster. In addition, the method includes locking the target file in the storage medium through a lock protocol to enable an access to modify the target file to at most one user at any given time, via the intermediate proxy server.
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