Methods and systems to access storage objects

Details Methods and systems to access storage objects Methods and systems to access storage objects

2007-01-16

2007-01-16

Wong, Don (Department: 2163)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

C711S103000, C711S117000, C711S118000

Reexamination Certificate

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09997350

ABSTRACT:
Methods and systems to access storage objects are provided. A reference to a storage object is used to determine a storage stack level associated with the reference. If the storage stack level is not the lowest level of a storage stack, then the reference is translated to a next stack level reference and passed through to a next stack level associated with the stack. References are translated and passed through iteratively until the lowest level of the stack is reached, wherein an absolute reference to the storage object is obtained and propagated back to an original referencing module, thereby providing access to the storage object.

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