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Protocol virtualization for a network file system

  • US 20080126434A1
  • Filed: 08/03/2006
  • Published: 05/29/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of protocol virtualization for a network file system, comprising:

  • establishing at least one virtual file server (VFS) in a data path between at least one client and at least one physical file servers (PFS);

    presenting a virtualized name space to the at least one client, the virtualized name space mapped to individual name spaces of at least one PFS by the at least one VFS;

    virtualizing an ID space;

    providing the virtualized ID space to the plurality of clients by the VFSs, the clients perceiving the VFS as a file server;

    re-formatting transaction requests from the at least one client by the at least one VFS for delivery to at least one PFS; and

    re-formatting transaction responses from the at least one PFS by the at least one VFS for deliver to the at least one client.

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