Maintaining data in a file system

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2003-06-30

2010-11-02

Cottingham, John R. (Department: 2167)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

File management

File systems

Reexamination Certificate

active

07827214

ABSTRACT:
A file system includes a master connected to multiple servers. The servers may store data. The master may communicate with the servers upon startup of the master to authoritatively identify the data stored by the servers and record location information that identifies ones of the servers that store the data.

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