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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING A SEQUENTIAL DATA STREAM STORED IN NON-SEQUENTIAL STORAGE BLOCKS

  • US 20140122796A1
  • Filed: 10/31/2012
  • Published: 05/01/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2012
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for reading a data stream stored in non-sequential storage blocks, comprising:

  • storing a first part of a data stream in a first storage block and a second part of a data stream in a second storage block being sequentially offset from the first storage block;

    generating, using a stream metadata processor, a first metadata block associated with the first storage block;

    storing, in the first metadata block using the stream metadata processor, a pointer to the second storage block; and

    buffering the second part of the data stream into a stream buffer as the first part of the data stream is being read to a requesting computer system, wherein a read-ahead processor reads the first metadata block, and uses the pointer to the second storage block to buffer the second part of the data stream prior to a request for the second storage block being made from the requesting computer system.

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