Method and apparatus for data storage using striping

Details Method and apparatus for data storage using striping Method and apparatus for data storage using striping

2007-11-27

2007-11-27

Sough, Hyung (Department: 2188)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Specific memory composition

C707S793000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10727169

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for data storage includes a cluster of NFS servers. Each server has network ports for incoming file system requests and cluster traffic between servers. The apparatus includes a plurality of storage arrays in communication with the servers. The servers utilize a striped file system for storing data. A method for data storage. A method for establishing storage for a file. A method for removing a file from storage. A method for reading data in a file. A method for writing data in a file.

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