METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND SYSTEM FOR COORDINATING ACCESS TO LOCALLY AND REMOTELY EXPORTED FILE SYSTEMS

摘要

Application access to locally and remotely exported file systems is coordinated to allow caching data for exported file systems accessed by remote clients. In response to a request or file system access, it is determined whether the request relates to a locally exported file system or a remotely exported file system. If the request relates to a locally exported file system, a local access routine is invoked to obtain access permissions to the locally exported file system. If the request relates to remotely exported file system, a remote access routine is invoked to communicate with a local access routine in a file server responsible for coordinating access to the remotely exported file system to obtain access permissions to the remotely exported file system.