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Apparatus, system, and method for data access management

  • US 20050193128A1
  • Filed: 02/26/2004
  • Published: 09/01/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A client apparatus for data access on a storage device connected to a storage area network, the apparatus comprising:

  • a first network interface configured to allow the apparatus to communicate with a storage server;

    a second network interface configured to allow the apparatus to communicate with a storage device on a storage area network;

    a storage management client configured to communicate with the storage server and coordinate use of the storage device; and

    a metadata management module configured to minimize metadata processing on the apparatus by communicating at least a portion of the metadata to the storage server to be exclusively stored in a centralized metadata database on the storage server, the metadata associated with file data corresponding to a client.

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