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IN-SITU CLOUD DATA MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

  • US 20170177895A1
  • Filed: 12/21/2016
  • Published: 06/22/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2015
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for operating a data management node comprising:

  • receiving an access request from a remote device;

    interpreting the access request to determine how to handle the access request as a request to access one or more data objects;

    forwarding the access request to one or more data storage entities that store data objects remotely from the data management node;

    in a database local to the data management node, storing an object record that includes;

    file system metadata associated with the access request;

    an object signature and storage location descriptor for identifying and/or locating the one or more data objects in the one or more data storage entities;

    at least one metadata attribute relating to at least one of management, policy enforcement, and/or service levels for the access request;

    in a database local to the data management node, also storing, as one or more metadata structures;

    information concerning users, groups of users, application servers, file servers, files, and/or file systems related to the access request;

    at least one attribute relating to at least one of management, policy enforcement, and/orservice levels for the access request;

    thereby enabling deployment of data storage entities that store data objects independently of other data management functionality.

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