Managing counters in a distributed file system
US9176963B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 30, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment is a method that divides a cluster file system into multiple segments with each segment including one or more local counters. The method then checks for inconsistencies and corrects discovered inconsistencies in each of the local counters while the file system remains online and available for use.
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