System for operating NFSv2 and NFSv3 clients with federated namespace
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1. An information retrieval system, comprising:
- a NFS version 2 or 3 client, wherein the NFS version 2 or 3 client operating without junctions support;
a file server system accessible by the client and operating with a NFS version 4 federated namespace, wherein file sets therein are linked together using junctions;
a memory storing re-direction information accessible by the NFS version 2 or 3 client for identifying a request issued by the NFS version 2 or 3 client for the file set at a first location in the NFS version 4 federated namespace of the file server where the file set is located at a second, different location and wherein the client examining the re-direction information in the memory, re-directs the request to the second location in accordance with the re-direction information.
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Abstract
An information retrieval system having: a client adapted for accessing a plurality of file sets stored on one of a plurality of file servers; a plurality of file servers configured to operate with a federated file system namespace; and a memory for storing re-direction information accessible by the client for identifying a request issued by the client for a file set at a first location in the namespace where the file set is located at a second, different location on one of the file servers and wherein the client in examining the re-direction information in the memory, re-directs the request to the second location in accordance with the re-direction information.
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1. An information retrieval system, comprising:
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a NFS version 2 or 3 client, wherein the NFS version 2 or 3 client operating without junctions support; a file server system accessible by the client and operating with a NFS version 4 federated namespace, wherein file sets therein are linked together using junctions; a memory storing re-direction information accessible by the NFS version 2 or 3 client for identifying a request issued by the NFS version 2 or 3 client for the file set at a first location in the NFS version 4 federated namespace of the file server where the file set is located at a second, different location and wherein the client examining the re-direction information in the memory, re-directs the request to the second location in accordance with the re-direction information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9)
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6. The information retrieval system recited 5 wherein the memory is in the server.
- 10. The information retrieval system recited 9 wherein the memory is in the server.
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12. An information retrieval system, comprising:
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a file server system operating with federated namespace wherein file sets therein are linked together using junctions; a client, including an NFS version 2 or 3, having access to the file server system, wherein the client operating without support for the junctions provided by the file server; a memory storing re-direction information accessible by the client being operating without support for the junctions provided by the file server for identifying a request issued by the client operating without support for the junctions provided by the file server for a file set at a first location in the federated namespace where the file set is located at a second, different location and wherein the client examining the re-direction information in the memory, re-directs the request to the second location in accordance with the re-direction information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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17. The information retrieval system recited 16 wherein the memory is in the server.
- 21. The information retrieval system recited 20 wherein the memory is in the server.
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23. An information retrieval system, comprising:
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a file server system operating with federated namespace wherein file sets therein are linked together using junctions; a NFS version 2 or 3 client having access to the file server system, wherein the NFS version 2 or 3 client operating without junctions support; a memory storing re-direction information accessible by the NFS version 2 or 3 client for identifying a request issued by the NFS version 2 or 3 client for a file set at a first location in the federated namespace where the file set is located at a second, different location and wherein the NFS version 2 or 3 client examining the re-direction information in the memory, re-directs the request to the second location in accordance with the re-direction information. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31)
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28. The information retrieval system recited 27 wherein the memory is in the server.
- 32. The information retrieval system recited 31 wherein the memory is in the server.
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