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Methods and apparatus for high-speed access to and sharing of storage devices on a networked digital data processing system

  • US 6,161,104 A
  • Filed: 05/11/1999
  • Issued: 12/12/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/31/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A digital data processing system with improved access to information stored on a peripheral device, comprisingA. first and second nodes coupled to one another over a first comnnunications pathway,B. the first node being coupled to a peripheral device over a third communications pathway,C. a file system, executing on the first and second nodes, being capable of responding to access requests generated by the first node, for(i) maintaining administrative information pertaining to storage of the data designated by the request on the peripheral device,D. a first bypass, executing on at least the first node, for interceding in response to at least a first selected access request applied thereby to the file system, by transferring data designated by that request between the first node and the peripheral device over the third communications pathway in accord with administrative information maintained by the file system pertaining to storage of that data on the peripheral storage device.

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