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Custom object paths for object storage management

  • US 10,324,919 B2
  • Filed: 10/05/2015
  • Issued: 06/18/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a request that identifies an object to store in a storage system, wherein the request comprises a custom path for the object that represents content of the object, wherein the custom path for the object that is identified in the request comprises a hash value resulting from a hash algorithm;

    selecting, by a processing device, one or more other objects in the storage system that have a respective custom path that is similar to the custom path in the request, wherein the one or more other objects having the respective custom path that is similar to the custom path in the request comprises content that is similar to the content of the object that is identified in the request;

    determining which data store in the storage system stores the one or more other objects having the respective custom path that is similar to the custom path in the request; and

    routing the object identified in the request to a storage node corresponding to the data store to store the object in the data store with the one or more other objects.

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