Methods and apparatus for accessing information in a...

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2008-05-20

2008-05-20

Leroux, Etienne (Department: 2161)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

Reexamination Certificate

active

11021378

ABSTRACT:
One embodiment of the present invention is directed to providing a software layer that provides a Content Addressable Storage (CAS) capability in a computer system in which the content units are ultimately stored on a block I/O storage system. An application program may issue access requests to content units referring to them via a content address, and the software layer can convert such access requests to block I/O commands to be processed by the block I/O storage system. Thus, a CAS capability can be provided despite the absence of a storage system that provides such a capability natively.

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