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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2009
S. Christopher Gladwin, Chicago, IL (US);
Matthew M. England, Chicago, IL (US);
Dustin M. Hendrickson, Biggsville, IL (US);
Zachary J. Mark, Chicago, IL (US);
Vance T. Thornton, Chicago, IL (US);
Jason K. Resch, Chicago, IL (US);
Dhanvi Gopala Krishna Kapila Lakshmana Harsha, Chicago, IL (US);
S. Christopher Gladwin, Chicago, IL (US);
Matthew M. England, Chicago, IL (US);
Dustin M. Hendrickson, Biggsville, IL (US);
Zachary J. Mark, Chicago, IL (US);
Vance T. Thornton, Chicago, IL (US);
Jason K. Resch, Chicago, IL (US);
Dhanvi Gopala Krishna Kapila Lakshmana Harsha, Chicago, IL (US);
Cleversafe, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a processing module and a network interface. The processing module is operably coupled to obtain; a data storage transaction request regarding a file; determine identity of a user based on the data storage transaction request; access file level metadata based on the identity of the user to determine a plurality of file slices associated with the file; access file slice metadata to identify at least one of a plurality of storage nodes that stores or is to store, a data slice and coded subsets of at least one of the plurality of file slices; and generate a data storage transaction message to facilitate a data storage transaction regarding the at least one of the plurality of file slices. The network interface is operably coupled to convert the data storage transaction message into a network data storage message and transmit it.