发明名称 |
Distributing lookup operations in a striped storage system |
摘要 |
The present invention provides a mechanism for storing and accessing attributes of a data container (e.g., characteristics such as a name of a data container used to perform a lookup operation against the data container) in cache memory within storage systems in a cluster of storage systems. Further, a mechanism is provided so that an attribute of a data container is inserted into a cache memory of preferably one storage system (in the cluster) that caches metadata of the data container (e.g., information describing the data container). As a result, a lookup operation for a data container is directed to and served by the storage system that caches the metadata and the attribute of the data container. The lookup request is not relayed to a storage system that maintains a central directory of attributes of all data containers in the cluster.
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申请公布号 |
US8176246(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2012.05.08 |
申请号 |
US201113190629 |
申请日期 |
2011.07.26 |
申请人 |
JERNIGAN, IV RICHARD P.;THOPPAI OMPRAKAASH;NETAPP, INC. |
发明人 |
JERNIGAN, IV RICHARD P.;THOPPAI OMPRAKAASH |
分类号 |
G06F12/00 |
主分类号 |
G06F12/00 |
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