摘要 |
<p>Provided are a metadata server cluster and a metadata management method thereof, which distribute metadata for a file to a cluster including a plurality of metadata servers to replicate the metadata. The metadata server includes a directory hierarchy storage unit, a metadata storage unit, and a search unit. The directory hierarchy storage unit stores all directory hierarchies which are stored in the metadata server cluster. The metadata storage unit stores metadata for a data file. The search unit searches the directory hierarchies and the metadata.</p> |