Method for handling requests in a storage system and a storage node for a storage system
US9626378B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 2, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/1834
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to an embodiment there is provided a method for handling requests in a storage system including a plurality of storage nodes connected to each other via a communications network. A first storage node of the plurality of storage nodes may store a reference to a set of at least one collection object stored in the storage system. Each collection object of the set may include at least one of a reference to another collection object stored in the storage system and a reference to at least one data file stored in the storage system. The method may include receiving a first request at the first storage node. The first storage node, for each collection object of the set, may send a second request to a storage node storing the collection object. According to a second aspect there is also provided a storage node.
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