Management of object mapping information corresponding to a distributed storage system

A system for managing objects stored in a distributed storage system comprising:

• a computing device, having a processor and a memory, the computing device implementing:
• a plurality of managers for maintaining keymap information mapping a key associated with an object with one or more identifiers of instances of the object on the distributed storage system, wherein a first manager maintains a first identifier of an instance of the object on the distributed storage system, wherein a second manager maintains a second identifier of an instance of the object on the distributed storage system, and wherein the first and second identifiers are distinct;
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• one or more keymap coordinators for processing requests associated with object keys, each keymap coordinator maintaining a proxy cache corresponding to cached keymap information, the cached keymap information comprising the first identifier and an indication of a difference between the first identifier and the second identifier without maintaining the second identifier.

A method for managing objects stored in a distributed storage system comprising:

• obtaining a request for modifying keymap information associated with an object, the keymap information corresponds to a mapping of a key associated with an object with one or more identifiers of instances of the object on the distributed storage system, the request identifying a key associated with the object;
• identifying cached keymap information responsive to the request, the cached keymap information representative of a logical cache of manager components, wherein the cached keymap information includes:
• a first identifier of an instance of the object on the distributed storage system, wherein the first identifier is maintained by at least a first manager component, and
• an indication of a difference between the first identifier and a second identifier of an instance of the object on the distributed storage system, wherein the indication is not independently representative of the second identifier, and wherein the second identifier is maintained by at least a second manager component;
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• transmitting responsive information utilizing the cached keymap information.