Method for forming virtual network storage

Details Method for forming virtual network storage Method for forming virtual network storage

2007-02-06

2007-02-06

Nguyen, Van H. (Department: 2194)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Distributed data processing

C709S214000, C709S215000, C709S217000, C709S226000, C711S148000

Reexamination Certificate

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10234235

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a method for forming a virtual network storage using general network storages and through the processing by a network storage accessing protocol without using any dedicated network storages, concentrated management servers, or distributed directories. The virtual network storage, when receiving a READDIR request from a client, transfers the received READDIR request to each network storage, and receives READDIR responses from the network storages. The virtual network storage then combines the READDIR responses from the network storages and sends the result to the client. This solves the problem caused by increasing the number of network storages wherein a centralized management server becomes a bottleneck that would hinder the improvement of the system scalability, as well as the problem of using dedicated network storages that disables the employment of existing network storages for forming a virtual network storage.

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