Method and apparatus for a physical storage architecture having an improved information storage and retrieval system for a shared file environment

摘要: A distributed storage system provides a method and apparatus for storing, retrieving, sharing data items across multiple physical devices that may not always be connected with one another. The present invention comprises or more ‘partitions’ on distinct devices, each partition comprising of group associated files. Partitions can various types, the partitions clients may, at times, merged into consolidation file resident within another partition. resolves conflicts between two to determine which updates, if any, should stored in library flexible, self-referential table store any type data, both structured unstructured, an interface other application programs. plurality rows columns. Each row has object identification number (OID) column also OID. corresponds record field such intersection cell contain particular related field, point record. To enhance searching provide synchronization columns, columns are entered as corresponding contains information about column. includes index structure extended queries.