Patent ID: 8516149
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An information retrieval system, comprising: a NFS version 2 or 3 client, wherein the NFS version 2 or 3 client operating without junctions support; a file server system accessible by the client and operating with a NFS version 4 federated namespace, wherein file sets therein are linked together using junctions; a memory storing re-direction information accessible by the NFS version 2 or 3 client for identifying a request issued by the NFS version 2 or 3 client for the file set at a first location in the NFS version 4 federated namespace of the file server where the file set is located at a second, different location and wherein the client examining the re-direction information in the memory, re-directs the request to the second location in accordance with the re-direction information.