Multi-protocol global namespace mechanism for network attached storage

The present invention provides a system and method for abstracting multiple network attached storage ("NAS") locations, providing a single global namespace and a single mount point that is protocol and location-independent. As a result, rather than identifying each NAS and file server by l...

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Hauptverfasser:	ZHANG YE, MADANY PETER, HU YUNGIEH STEPHEN, LIU LIXIE, LU FENGCHENG, BECHER ANDREW, LOVE PHILIP, CHENG WEIYE, KARABAN ALEXEI, HU YISUI, LEMAHIEU PAUL
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CALCULATING COMPUTING COUNTING ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING PHYSICS
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention provides a system and method for abstracting multiple network attached storage ("NAS") locations, providing a single global namespace and a single mount point that is protocol and location-independent. As a result, rather than identifying each NAS and file server by location, access is provided through a single transparent mechanism. In order to maintain transparency, the present invention provides a way to reconcile the different naming practices for different file server protocols.