公开(公告)号：WO2008042437A2

公开(公告)日：2008-04-10

申请号：PCT/US2007021359

申请日：2007-10-03

Applicant: NETWORK APPLIANCE INC ,  ENGLISH ROBERT ,  KESAVAN RAM

Inventor： ENGLISH ROBERT ,  KESAVAN RAM

CPC classification number: G06F17/30079 ,  G06F17/30076 ,  G06F17/30138

Abstract: A filesystem can be converted to a different version by creating a new data structure according to a new format of the different version and transforming the data from the filesystem to the new data structure. Transforming the data can include changing the format of the data in the filesystem to be compatible with the new data structure format. The data may be incorporated into the new data structure by copying the data, or creating indirect reference mechanisms to point to the original data.

Abstract translation: 可以通过根据不同版本的新格式创建新的数据结构并将数据从文件系统转换为新数据结构，将文件系统转换为不同的版本。 转换数据可以包括将文件系统中的数据的格式改变为与新的数据结构格式兼容。 数据可以通过复制数据或创建间接参考机制来指向原始数据而被并入到新的数据结构中。

公开(公告)号：AT440324T

公开(公告)日：2009-09-15

申请号：AT06751225

申请日：2006-04-24

Applicant: NETWORK APPLIANCE INC

Inventor： LANGO JASON ANSEL ,  CHO YONG ,  EASTHAM PAUL ,  ZHENG LING ,  MANLEY STEPHEN ,  EDWARDS JOHN ,  ENGLISH ROBERT ,  ACKAOUY EMMANUEL

IPC: G06F11/14 ,  G06F11/20

公开(公告)号：AT512412T

公开(公告)日：2011-06-15

申请号：AT06769877

申请日：2006-04-24

Applicant: NETWORK APPLIANCE INC

Inventor： LANGO JASON ,  ENGLISH ROBERT ,  EASTHAM PAUL ,  ZHENG QINGHUA ,  QUIRION BRIAN ,  GRIESS PETER ,  AMDUR MATTHEW ,  AYYAR KARTIK ,  TSAI ROBERT

IPC: G06F17/30

Abstract: A network caching system has a multi-protocol caching filer coupled to an origin server to provide storage virtualization of data served by the filer in response to data access requests issued by multi-protocol clients over a computer network. The multi-protocol caching filer includes a file system configured to manage a sparse volume that “virtualizes” a storage space of the data to thereby provide a cache function that enables access to data by the multi-protocol clients. To that end, the caching filer further includes a multi-protocol engine configured to translate the multi-protocol client data access requests into generic file system primitive operations executable by both the caching filer and the origin server.