Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database design – Data structure types
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-24
2006-01-24
Metjahic, Safet (Department: 2171)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database design
Data structure types
Reexamination Certificate
active
06990478
ABSTRACT:
In a cluster of computing nodes having shared access to one or more volumes of data storage using a parallel file system, a method for managing the data storage includes initiating a session of a data management application on a first one of the nodes, while running a user application on a second one of the nodes. A request is submitted to the parallel file system by the user application on the second node to perform a file operation on a file in one of the volumes of data storage. A data management event message is sent from the second node to the first node responsive to the request, for processing by the data management application on the first node.
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Curran Robert
Haskin Roger
Loy Irit
Marberg John
Schmuck Frank
Browdy and Neimark , P.L.L.C.
International Business Machines - Corporation
LeRoux Etienne P
Metjahic Safet
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