Patent ID: 7441012
Filing Date: 2008-10-21
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for accessing data stored on a remote server, the method comprising: receiving a file system request for data at a client device, the request being in a first format operable to be used in a computer file system environment; determining that the data is stored on a remote volume of a remote server; generating a first remote transfer protocol request in a second format operable to be used in a computer network environment, the remote transfer protocol request requesting directory information of the remote volume; communicating the first remote transfer protocol request to the remote server; receiving the directory information from the remote server in response to the first remote transfer protocol request; caching the received directory information in a local storage of the client device; using the cached directory information, determining the location of the data within the remote volume and generating a second remote transfer protocol request in the second format, the second remote transfer protocol request requesting the data; communicating the second remote transfer protocol request to the remote server; receiving the data from the remote server in response to the second remote transfer protocol request; and satisfying the file system request based on the data received in response to the second remote transfer protocol request.