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File switch and switched file system

  • US 7,562,110 B2
  • Filed: 01/10/2002
  • Issued: 07/14/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer implemented method for aggregating file systems, comprising:

  • coupling a group of client computers to a group of file servers through a file switch in a computer network;

    at the file switch, aggregating directories of multiple file systems in a plurality of file servers in the group of file servers by presenting them as a single directory to a respective client computer in the group of client computers; and

    at the file switch, aggregating file objects of the multiple file systems, each of the file objects having portions stored in different file servers, by presenting them as a single file object to a respective client computer in the group of client computers.

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