Partitioning file system namespace
US9483482B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 17, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/1827
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Technology is disclosed for partitioning a namespace of a large scale data storage service. In various embodiments, the technology receives a file path; employs a hashing function to produce a hash value for the received file path; and identifies a name node handling the produced hash value, wherein the name node is configured to communicate with one or more data nodes for handling file requests on the file path.
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