Propagating a snapshot attribute in a distributed file system
US9069780B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 23, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/951
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage system includes a distributed file system. An attribute of a particular entity in the file system relates to a snapshot. In response to an operation in the storage system, it is determined whether the snapshot attribute is to be propagated to another entity of the file system.
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