Pro-active self-healing in a distributed file system
US9529817B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/1844
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for pro-active self-healing in a distributed file system are disclosure herein. In accordance with one embodiment, a method is provided. The method comprises prior to detecting an access request by a client application to an image on a storage server, identifying, by a self-healing daemon executed by a processing device, a first region of the image comprising stale data. A partial lock on the image is acquired. The partial lock prevents access to the first region of the image. Responsive to acquiring the partial lock, the self-healing daemon provides access to a second region of the image file comprising data other than the stale data.
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