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System and method for determining target failback and target priority for a distributed file system

  • US 20060085428A1
  • Filed: 02/07/2005
  • Published: 04/20/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a computer system, a method for locating a file in a network of computers, the method comprising:

  • requesting, from a client computer, a location of a file located on at least one server computer in a network of server computers;

    determining a plurality of locations in the network of server computers in which the requested file is located;

    returning a list of targets to the client computer, the list of targets comprising a plurality of referrals that each correspond to a requested file location in the network of server computers;

    sorting the list of targets into bounded sets based on target information for retrieving the requested file between each respective file location and the client computer; and

    providing an indication of the bounded sets to the client computer.

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