| 20110040788 | Coherent File State System Distributed Among Workspace Clients - A system comprising at least one file state server and a plurality of network attached workspace client apparatuses; operating the file state server by receiving an update to a version tracking record from each workspace client apparatus whenever a new or modified file is committed into a file system view, by archiving every version of every committed file, by transmitting a version tracking parameter to a workspace client apparatus in response to a query as to the data freshness of a certain file in a file system view, and by updating a workspace client apparatus with a list of peer workspace client apparatuses; operating the workspace client apparatus by aging files and removing the least recently used file from local store, exchanging file system views of committed files with peer workspace client apparatuses, updating a list of peer workspace client apparatuses, requesting a data block of a committed file from a peer workspace client apparatus, transmitting an archive copy and a version tracking parameter to a file state server for each file committed into a file system view, and querying a file state server for a version tracking parameter for a data block read request. | 02-17-2011 |
