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US 2007/0168398 A1Published application
Permanent Storage Appliance
AssigneePowerFile, Inc.
InventorsAlex Miroshnichenko, Serge Pashenkov, Kirk Dunn
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Abstract
Embodiments provide permanent storage space for data available via network file access protocols. Client machines connect to the permanent storage appliance. The permanent storage appliance stages data to create an optical image according to a policy. The optical images are recorded on media and stored in a permanent media library that is accessible via the network.
Claims22
A computer-implemented method of managing archived data, comprising:
- receiving a file of data;
- storing a file temporarily in a data cache at a location;
- recording the location of the file in the data cache in a data structure associated with the file;
- creating a media image from the file in the data cache;
- writing the media image onto an optical disc having a unique identifier;
- recording the unique identifier in the data structure associated with the file;
- and
- storing the optical disc in a permanent media library.
5 more elements
A computer-implemented method of accessing an archived file, comprising:
- receiving a request for an archived file;
- determining one or more locations of the archived file from a dual block map;
- and
- responsive to the archived file not being located on a data cache disk;
- accessing the file from an optical media library.
2 more elements
A permanent storage appliance, comprising:
- a data cache for temporarily storing files to be archived;
- a disc imager for creating disc images from the files in the data cache;
- a replication manager for recording disc images onto discs for permanent storage in a media library;
- and
- an interface for allowing access to the media library through a network file access protocol.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.