Object storage server based gateway to network file system cluster
US9639555B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/06
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A gateway of a cluster file system comprises a plurality of object storage servers each having one or more object storage targets implemented using storage devices of a first type. The gateway is configured to communicate with a network file system cluster implemented using storage devices of a second type different than the first type. The network file system cluster comprises storage directories corresponding to respective ones of the object storage targets. A controller that may be implemented at least in part within the gateway is configured to control movement of data between the object storage targets and the storage directories of the network file system cluster. The movement of data between the object storage targets and the storage directories may be controlled at least in part based on one or more of policy information provided by a policy engine and information provided by an application running on a client.
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