Global access to filesystem content

A method for managing access to a shared file system entity (FSE), the method includes (i) managing access requests for reading and writing accessed parts of the FSE, by a current point of access storage system (POASS), the current POASS currently acts as a point of access (POA) for the access reque...

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Main Authors Gordon, Eyal, Goren, Avi, Vaknin, Yogev, Hallak, Renen, Levy, Asaf
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.10.2024
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:A method for managing access to a shared file system entity (FSE), the method includes (i) managing access requests for reading and writing accessed parts of the FSE, by a current point of access storage system (POASS), the current POASS currently acts as a point of access (POA) for the access requests; wherein stored parts of the FSE are stored at multiple POASSs, the multiple POASSs comprise the current POASS and former POASSs; (ii) determining, by the current POASS and while managing the access requests, to store the stored parts of the FSE at a fewer number of the former POASSs; and (iii) reducing, by two or more of the former POASSs, the number of former POASSs that store the stored parts of the FSE.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202318306969