Method and system for responding to file system requests
First Claim
1. A system for responding to file system requests comprising:
- a plurality of network elements with at least a network element of the plurality of network elements receiving the requests;
a plurality of switching elements in communication with the network elements which route the requests; and
a plurality of disk elements in which files are stored and which respond to the requests in communication with the switching elements, the plurality of network elements insure each request from the network element is only executed once, the network element retransmits each request for which the network element does not receive an acknowledgment from the switching elements.
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Abstract
A system for responding to file system requests including a plurality of network elements with at least a network element of the plurality of network elements receiving the requests. The system includes a plurality of switching elements in communication with the network elements which route the requests. The system includes a plurality of disk elements in which files are stored and which respond to the requests in communication with the switching elements, the network element insures each request from the network element is only executed once, the network element retransmits each request for which the network element does not receive an acknowledgment from the switching elements. A method for responding to file system requests.
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44 Claims
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1. A system for responding to file system requests comprising:
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a plurality of network elements with at least a network element of the plurality of network elements receiving the requests; a plurality of switching elements in communication with the network elements which route the requests; and a plurality of disk elements in which files are stored and which respond to the requests in communication with the switching elements, the plurality of network elements insure each request from the network element is only executed once, the network element retransmits each request for which the network element does not receive an acknowledgment from the switching elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for responding to file system requests comprising the steps of:
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receiving each request at a network element of a plurality of network elements; routing each request with at least one switching element of a plurality of switching elements in communication with the network elements; responding to each request with at least one disk element of a plurality of disk elements in which files are stored in communication with the switching elements, each request from the network element being executed only once; and retransmitting by the network element each request for which the network element does not receive an acknowledgment from the switching elements. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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