| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of integrating both naming and a function of a CAS with a GNS. SOLUTION: A storage system and a method are provided which integrate CAS name space with NAS name space in GNS. The storage system implements archive application functionalities, such as: (1) The name space of CAS can be integrated with NASs under GNS; (2) The storage system is equipped with a CAS interface for receiving a CAS command from an archive application; (3) The storage system is equipped with index creation and search functionalities; during archiving from NAS to CAS, a detailed indexing is created; (4) During file archiving from NAS to CAS, default metadata for the archived file is added; and (5) During a file restore, the storage system can maintain a pointer to the location on CAS, and the pointer is used at a file re-archiving to utilize original metadata and index for the re-archiving file. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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