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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2010
Applicants:
Philip C. Love, Alhambra, CA (US);
Udaya Bhaskar Yalamanchi, San Jose, CA (US);
Per Brashers, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventors:
Philip C. Love, Alhambra, CA (US);
Udaya Bhaskar Yalamanchi, San Jose, CA (US);
Per Brashers, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
EMC CORPORATION, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30424 (2013.01); G06F 17/30194 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for linking data. In some embodiments, this includes creating a virtual directory in a first server, creating a symbolic link for an object in the virtual directory, and storing the symbolic link in the first server. In some embodiments, the symbolic link is unknown to a client until the client requests access to the object.