File storage service system, file management device, file management method, ID denotative NAS server and file reading method

• US 8,700,573 B2
• Filed: 05/21/2012
• Issued: 04/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Enko, Yutaka, Iwasaki, Masaaki, Nakatani, Yoji
• Primary Examiner(s): Ahn, Sangwoo
• Application Number:
  US13/476,770
• Publication Number:
  US 20120290641A1
• Time in Patent Office: 694 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 707/640
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/10 File systems; File servers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/119 Details of migration of file systems migration mechanisms in storage systems G06F3/0647
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface

Abstract

The present invention relates to a migration of a file from a path denotative NAS server to an ID denotative NAS server. In a file management device a migration-use path denotative NAS access section obtains a file deposit location from the path denotative NAS server, selects a migration target file based on the deposit location, and sends a read request with the deposit location of the migration target file to the path denotative NAS server, so as to obtain the migration target file. A migration-use denotative NAS access section generates a write request with the migration target file, sends it to the ID denotative NAS servers, and writes the file therein. In addition, the migration-use ID denotative NAS access section registers a GUID received from the ID denotative NAS servers in a file name/GUID management table, together with the file name of the migration target file.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a first file server configured to manage a plurality of files and be dedicated to receive an access request with a path which designates one of the files therein,

a second file server configured to manage a plurality of files and dedicated to receive an access request with a global identifier independent of file location which designates one of the files therein, the second file server being coupled to the first file server and a client,

a file management device for migrating the files in the first file server to the second file server, the file management device being coupled to the first and the second file server, and the client,

wherein, the file management device is configured to, in advance of the migration, obtain paths of the files in the first file server, generate a global identifier for each of the files in the first file server, send registration requests with the generated global identifiers and to obtain locations of the files in the first file server to the second file server, and send the generated global identifiers to the client,

wherein, the second file server is configured to, in response to the registration request, store information which indicates corresponding relationship between each of the global identifiers and each of the paths of the files in the first file server,

wherein, the client is configured to, send a read request with the global identifier obtained by the first file server, and wherein the client is configured to read a file having migrated from a path of the first file server to the second file server,

wherein, the second file server is configured to, in response to the read request with a global identifier from the client, determine whether a file designated by the global identifier exists in the first file server or the second file server based on the information, and if the designated file exists in the first file server, obtain a path corresponding to the designated global identifier from the information, send a read request with the corresponding paths to the first file server, and send the received file to the client.

2. The system according to claim 1,

wherein, the second file server is configured to, if the designated file exists in the second file server, read the designated file therein, and send the read file to the client.

3. The system according to claim 1,

wherein, the file management device is configured to, when migrating one of the files in the first file server to the second file server, send a delete request with one of the generated global identifier corresponding to the file to be migrated to the second file server,

wherein, the second file server is configured to, in response to the delete request, delete the received global identifier and corresponding location from the information.

4. The system according to claim 1,

wherein the file management device is configured to send a read request with one of the obtained locations to the first file server, receive the file designated by the location, and send a write request with the received file to the second file server after sending the delete request,

wherein, the second file server is configured to, in response to the write request from the file management device, generate a global identifier of the received file, and store information which indicates corresponding relationship between the generated global identifier and location of the received file.