Methods and apparatus for capture and storage of semantic information with sub-files in a parallel computing system
US8949255B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/14
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques are provided for storing files in a parallel computing system using sub-files with semantically meaningful boundaries. A method is provided for storing at least one file generated by a distributed application in a parallel computing system. The file comprises one or more of a complete file and a plurality of sub-files. The method comprises the steps of obtaining a user specification of semantic information related to the file; providing the semantic information as a data structure description to a data formatting library write function; and storing the semantic information related to the file with one or more of the sub-files in one or more storage nodes of the parallel computing system. The semantic information provides a description of data in the file. The sub-files can be replicated based on semantically meaningful boundaries.
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