Highly available cluster coherent filesystem

Details Highly available cluster coherent filesystem Highly available cluster coherent filesystem

1998-04-28

2000-05-02

Black, Thomas G.

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

707200, 707202, 707 1, 707 2, 707 3, 707 4, 707 5, 707 10, 707100, G06F 1730

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060584009

ABSTRACT:
A distributed filesystem operating on a distributed computing system uses existing local filesystems as building blocks. A cluster filesystem layer is added above the local filesystems to handle functions necessary for a distributed filesystem, such as data coherency. A meta-data stub is developed to flush meta-data from the local filesystem to a storage device. In one embodiment, the meta-data stub is a copy of the flush portion of the meta-data portion of a local filesystem. Additionally, the distributed filesystem supports a plurality of coherency algorithms and variable granularity. A user may select the coherency algorithm that best suits the computer system and granularity that best suits the access patterns of the computer system.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5892900 (1999-04-01), Ginter
patent: 5916307 (1999-06-01), Piskiel
patent: 5960200 (1999-09-01), Eager

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