Distributed file system and method
    2.
    发明授权
    Distributed file system and method 有权
    分布式文件系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08041735B1

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-18

    申请号:US10286153

    申请日:2002-11-01

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30

    摘要: A distributed file system and method distributes file system objects across multiple self-contained volumes, where each volume is owned by a unique file system node. Logical links are used to reference a file system object between volumes. Each file system node includes a relocation directory in which is maintained hard links to locally-stored file system objects that are referenced from another file system node using logical links. Various file system operations that involve multiple volumes are performed without having to place a write lock on more than one volume at a time. Various caching schemes allow the various file system nodes to cache file system object data and metadata.

    摘要翻译: 分布式文件系统和方法将文件系统对象分布在多个独立卷中,其中每个卷都由唯一的文件系统节点拥有。 逻辑链接用于引用卷之间的文件系统对象。 每个文件系统节点包括重新定位目录,其中维护到使用逻辑链路从另一个文件系统节点引用的本地存储的文件系统对象的硬链接。 执行涉及多个卷的各种文件系统操作,而不必一次在多个卷上放置写锁定。 各种缓存方案允许各种文件系统节点缓存文件系统对象数据和元数据。

    Distributed File System and Method
    6.
    发明申请
    Distributed File System and Method 失效
    分布式文件系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120036161A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-02-09

    申请号:US13273493

    申请日:2011-10-14

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30

    摘要: A distributed file system and method distributes file system objects across multiple self-contained volumes, where each volume is owned by a unique file system node. Logical links are used to reference a file system object between volumes. Each file system node includes a relocation directory in which is maintained hard links to locally-stored file system objects that are referenced from another file system node using logical links. Various file system operations that involve multiple volumes are performed without having to place a write lock on more than one volume at a time. Various caching schemes allow the various file system nodes to cache file system object data and metadata.

    摘要翻译: 分布式文件系统和方法将文件系统对象分布在多个独立卷中,其中每个卷都由唯一的文件系统节点拥有。 逻辑链接用于引用卷之间的文件系统对象。 每个文件系统节点包括重新定位目录,其中维护到使用逻辑链路从另一个文件系统节点引用的本地存储的文件系统对象的硬链接。 执行涉及多个卷的各种文件系统操作,而不必一次在多个卷上放置写锁定。 各种缓存方案允许各种文件系统节点缓存文件系统对象数据和元数据。

    File Aggregation in a Switched File System
    7.
    发明申请
    File Aggregation in a Switched File System 审中-公开
    文件系统中的文件聚合

    公开(公告)号:US20090077097A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-03-19

    申请号:US12103989

    申请日:2008-04-16

    CPC分类号: G06F16/119 G06F16/1827

    摘要: In a switched file system, a file switching device is logically positioned between clients and file servers and communicates with the clients and the file servers using standard network file protocols. The file switching device appears as a server to the client devices and as a client to the file servers. The file switching device aggregates storage from multiple file servers into a global filesystem and presents a global namespace to the client devices. The file switching device typically supports a “native” mode for integrating legacy files into the global namespace and an “extended” mode for actively managing files across one or more file servers. Typically, native-mode files may be accessed directly or indirectly via the file switching device, while extended-mode files may be accessed only through the file switching device. The file switching device may manage file storage using various types of rules, e.g., for managing multiple storage tiers or for applying different types of encoding schemes to files. Rules may be applied to pre-existing files.

    摘要翻译: 在交换文件系统中,文件交换设备在逻辑上位于客户端和文件服务器之间,并使用标准网络文件协议与客户端和文件服务器进行通信。 文件切换设备作为客户端设备的服务器显示为文件服务器的客户端。 文件切换设备将存储从多个文件服务器聚合到全局文件系统中,并向客户端设备提供全局命名空间。 文件交换设备通常支持用于将旧文件集成到全局命名空间中的“本地”模式,以及用于在一个或多个文件服务器上主动管理文件的“扩展”模式。 通常,可以通过文件切换设备直接或间接访问本机模式文件,而只能通过文件切换设备访问扩展模式文件。 文件交换设备可以使用各种类型的规则来管理文件存储,例如用于管理多个存储层或者用于将不同类型的编码方案应用于文件。 规则可能会应用于预先存在的文件。

    Scalable system for partitioning and accessing metadata over multiple servers

    公开(公告)号:US20060161518A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-07-20

    申请号:US11337190

    申请日:2006-01-20

    申请人: Francesco Lacapra

    发明人: Francesco Lacapra

    IPC分类号: G06F7/00

    CPC分类号: H04L29/12169 H04L61/1576

    摘要: In an aggregated file system, metadata is partitioned into multiple metadata volumes. On receipt of a file processing request, a file switch examines its mount entry cache to identify a target metadata volume that hosts the metadata of the requested file. The identification begins with mount entries at a root volume and continues recursively by examining a portion of the absolute pathname of the file until the target metadata volume is identified. Finally, the file switch forwards the request to a metadata server managing the target metadata volume. Since the identification process is carried out completely within the file switch, there is no need for multiple expensive network accesses to different metadata servers.