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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2012
Andrew Becher, Rochester, MN (US);
Weiye Cheng, Shanghai, CN;
Yung-chieh Stephen HU, Shanghai, CN;
Yisui HU, Shanghai, CN;
Alexei Karaban, Southborough, MA (US);
Paul Lemahieu, Pasadena, CA (US);
Lixie Liu, Shanghai, CN;
Philip Love, Alhambra, CA (US);
Fengcheng LU, Shanghai, CN;
Peter Madany, Fremont, CA (US);
YE Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Andrew Becher, Rochester, MN (US);
Weiye Cheng, Shanghai, CN;
Yung-Chieh Stephen Hu, Shanghai, CN;
Yisui Hu, Shanghai, CN;
Alexei Karaban, Southborough, MA (US);
Paul Lemahieu, Pasadena, CA (US);
Lixie Liu, Shanghai, CN;
Philip Love, Alhambra, CA (US);
Fengcheng Lu, Shanghai, CN;
Peter Madany, Fremont, CA (US);
Ye Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for abstracting multiple network attached storage ('NAS') locations, providing a single global namespace and a single mount point that is protocol and location-independent. As a result, rather than identifying each NAS and file server by location, access is provided through a single transparent mechanism. In order to maintain transparency, the present invention provides a way to reconcile the different naming practices for different file server protocols.