Parallel file system and method for independent metadata loggin

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6021508
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08893627

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A computer system having a shared disk file system running on multiple computers each having their own instance of an operating system and being coupled for parallel data sharing access to files residing on network attached shared disks. Locking techniques reduce the overhead of a token manager which is also used in the file system recovery if a computer participating in the management of shared disks becomes unavailable or failed. Synchronous and asynchronous takeover of a metadata node occurs for correction of metadata which was under modification and a new computer node to be a metadata node for that file. Locks are not constantly required to allocate new blocks on behalf of a user.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONNEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Curran, Robert J West Hurley, NY 23 1361
Kandadai, Radha R Lake Katrine, NY 7 199
Kish, William A Millerton, NY 14 880
Schmuck, Frank B Campbell, CA 122 5794
Zlotek, Anthony J Pleasant Valley, NY 5 686

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