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Storage area network file system

  • US 7,552,197 B2
  • Filed: 12/12/2006
  • Issued: 06/23/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system handling read and write file requests from an application, the read and write requests relating to real-data, the system comprising:

  • a) a client computer;

    b) a server computer;

    c) a local area network;

    d) a SAN-attached storage device for storing the real-data, the SAN-attached storage device being connected to the client computer and the server computer via a storage area network;

    e) client programming on the client computer that receives read and write file requests from the application, wherein the client programmingi) categorizes each file request into either a SAN file request or a LAN file request in part by comparing a file attribute received from the SAN-attached storage device via the storage area network with a second file attribute received from the server via the local area network,ii) submits LAN write file requests and the related real-data to the server via the local area network, andiii) handles SAN read requests and receives real-data relating to SAN read requests directly from the SAN-attached storage device; and

    f) server programming on the server computer, wherein the server programmingi) receives the LAN write requests and the related real-data from the client computer, andii) submits real-data related to the LAN write requests to the SAN-attached storage device for storage.

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