System and method for storing data in clusters located remotely from each other
US9170953B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/463
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for storing data includes a plurality of clusters located remotely from each other in which the data is stored. Each cluster has a token server that controls access to the data with only one token server responsible for any piece of data. Each cluster has a plurality of Cache appliances. Each cluster has at least one backend file server in which the data is stored. The system includes a communication network through which the servers and appliances communicate with each other. A Cache Appliance cluster in which data is stored in back-end servers within each of a plurality of clusters located remotely from each other. A method for storing data.
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