Granted Patent B1

US 12,481,625 · App. 18/945,343 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Inventors: Kiran V. Bhageshpur (Seattle, WA); Edward Addison Carpenter (Seattle, WA)

Assignee: Qumulo, Inc.

G06F16/183

Abstract

Claims (123)

1 . A method for managing data in a file system over a network using one or more processors to execute instructions that are configured to cause performance of actions, comprising:

executing a plurality of file system operations in the file system based on one or more of a file system client action or a file system administrative action, wherein the file system is integrated with an infrastructure of the network that includes a plurality of network devices; and

employing one or more messages associated with one or more of the plurality of network devices to perform further actions, including:

determining one or more of the plurality of file system operations that are associated with the one or more network devices based on the one or more messages;

modifying the infrastructure associated with the one or more network devices in response to the one or more messages or the one or more file system operations, wherein the modification includes performing additional actions, comprising:

reconfiguring reconfiguration of the one or more network devices to adapt to one or more of a file system operation or a performance consideration for the file system;

determining network traffic directed to one or more target destinations, wherein the network traffic is associated with the one or more file system operations;

determining one or more paths to the one or more target destinations in the infrastructure based on the one or more network devices;

assigning one or more portions of the network traffic to the one or more paths based on one or more metrics, wherein the one or more metrics include one or more of a hop count metric, a latency metric, a utilization metric, an error rate metric, or a packet size metric; and

communicating the one or more portions of the network traffic to the one or more target destinations over the assigned paths in the infrastructure; and

modifying the one or more file system operations to adapt to the modified infrastructure with the one or more reconfigured network devices, wherein one or more of a plurality of datagrams that are out of a correct order and correspond to the one or more file system operations are reordered into the correct order; and

executing the one or more modified file system operations.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the infrastructure further comprises:

determining one or more network interfaces associated with the one or more network devices based on the one or more messages, wherein the one or more network interfaces communicate network traffic associated with the one or more file system operations, and wherein the one or more messages indicate an impending shutdown of the one or more network interfaces;

determining one or more other network interfaces based on the one or more the network devices and the one or more file system operations; and

communicating the network traffic associated with the one or more file system operations using the one or more other network interfaces.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the infrastructure further comprises:

determining network traffic directed to one or more target destinations, wherein the network traffic is associated with the one or more file system operations;

determining two or more equal cost paths to the one or more target destinations in the infrastructure based on the one or more network devices; and

communicating the one or more portions of the network traffic to the one or more target destinations over the two or more equal cost paths, wherein the one or more portions of the network traffic are randomly distributed across the two or more equal cost paths.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the one or more file system operations, further comprises:

determining network traffic directed to one or more target destinations, wherein the network traffic is associated with the one or more file system operations;

associating one or more priority values with one or more portions of the network traffic based on the one or more file system operations, wherein the one or more network devices prioritize the one or more portions of the network traffic based on the one or more priority values.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein executing the plurality of file system operations, further comprises:

executing one or more of a file system client request, a file system backup operation, a file system recovery operation, a meta-data update operation, a snapshot operation, a data protection operation, a data pre-fetch operation, a data mirroring operation, a data replication operation, a rebalancing operation, a proactive data update operation, or a notification or message operation.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating one or more queries based on one or more impending file system operations, wherein the one or more queries are communicated to a portion of the plurality of network devices;

modifying one or more portions of the infrastructure based on one or more responses associated with the one or more queries; and

executing the one or more impending file system operations in the one or more modified portions of the infrastructure.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of network devices include one or more of a network interface, a network switch, a hub, a network bridge, a router, an access point, a load balancer, a modem, a gateway, or a firewall.

8 . A system for managing data in a file system over a network, comprising:

a network computer, comprising:

a memory that stores at least instructions; and

one or more processors that execute instructions that are configured to cause performance of actions, including:

executing a plurality of file system operations in the file system based on one or more of a file system client action or a file system administrative action, wherein the file system is integrated with an infrastructure of the network that includes a plurality of network devices; and

employing one or more messages associated with one or more of the plurality of network devices to perform further actions, including:

determining one or more of the plurality of file system operations that are associated with the one or more network devices based on the one or more messages;

modifying the infrastructure associated with the one or more network devices in response to the one or more messages or the one or more file system operations, wherein the modification includes performing additional actions, comprising:

reconfiguring reconfiguration of the one or more network devices to adapt to one or more of a file system operation or a performance consideration for the file system;

determining network traffic directed to one or more target destinations, wherein the network traffic is associated with the one or more file system operations;

determining one or more paths to the one or more target destinations in the infrastructure based on the one or more network devices;

assigning one or more portions of the network traffic to the one or more paths based on one or more metrics, wherein the one or more metrics include one or more of a hop count metric, a latency metric, a utilization metric, an error rate metric, or a packet size metric; and

communicating the one or more portions of the network traffic to the one or more target destinations over the assigned paths in the infrastructure; and

modifying the one or more file system operations to adapt to the modified infrastructure with the one or more reconfigured network devices, wherein one or more of a plurality of datagrams that are out of a correct order and correspond to the one or more file system operations are reordered into the correct order; and

executing the one or more modified file system operations; and

one or more client computers, comprising:

a memory that stores at least instructions; and

one or more processors that execute instructions that are configured to cause performance of other actions, including:

communicating one or more requests to initiate the one or more file system operations.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein modifying the infrastructure further comprises:

determining one or more network interfaces associated with the one or more network devices based on the one or more messages, wherein the one or more network interfaces communicate network traffic associated with the one or more file system operations, and wherein the one or more messages indicate an impending shutdown of the one or more network interfaces;

determining one or more other network interfaces based on the one or more the network devices and the one or more file system operations; and

communicating the network traffic associated with the one or more file system operations using the one or more other network interfaces.

10 . The system of claim 8 , wherein modifying the infrastructure further comprises:

determining network traffic directed to one or more target destinations, wherein the network traffic is associated with the one or more file system operations;

determining two or more equal cost paths to the one or more target destinations in the infrastructure based on the one or more network devices; and

communicating the one or more portions of the network traffic to the one or more target destinations over the two or more equal cost paths, wherein the one or more portions of the network traffic are randomly distributed across the two or more equal cost paths.

11 . The system of claim 8 , wherein modifying the one or more file system operations, further comprises:

determining network traffic directed to one or more target destinations, wherein the network traffic is associated with the one or more file system operations;

associating one or more priority values with one or more portions of the network traffic based on the one or more file system operations, wherein the one or more network devices prioritize the one or more portions of the network traffic based on the one or more priority values.

12 . The system of claim 8 , wherein executing the plurality of file system operations, further comprises:

executing one or more of a file system client request, a file system backup operation, a file system recovery operation, a meta-data update operation, a snapshot operation, a data protection operation, a data pre-fetch operation, a data mirroring operation, a data replication operation, a rebalancing operation, a proactive data update operation, or a notification or message operation.

13 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more network computer processors execute instructions that are configured to cause performance of actions, further comprising:

generating one or more queries based on one or more impending file system operations, wherein the one or more queries are communicated to a portion of the plurality of network devices;

modifying one or more portions of the infrastructure based on one or more responses associated with the one or more queries; and

executing the one or more impending file system operations in the one or more modified portions of the infrastructure.

14 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of network devices include one or more of a network interface, a network switch, a hub, a network bridge, a router, an access point, a load balancer, a modem, a gateway, or a firewall.

15 . A processor readable non-transitory storage media that includes instructions for managing data in a file system over a network, wherein execution of the instructions by one or more processors on one or more network computers performs actions, comprising:

executing a plurality of file system operations in the file system based on one or more of a file system client action or a file system administrative action, wherein the file system is integrated with an infrastructure of the network that includes a plurality of network devices; and

employing one or more messages associated with one or more of the plurality of network devices to perform further actions, including:

determining one or more of the plurality of file system operations that are associated with the one or more network devices based on the one or more messages;

modifying the infrastructure associated with the one or more network devices in response to the one or more messages or the one or more file system operations, wherein the modification includes performing additional actions, comprising:

reconfiguring reconfiguration of the one or more network devices to adapt to one or more of a file system operation or a performance consideration for the file system;

determining network traffic directed to one or more target destinations, wherein the network traffic is associated with the one or more file system operations:

determining one or more paths to the one or more target destinations in the infrastructure based on the one or more network devices;

assigning one or more portions of the network traffic to the one or more paths based on one or more metrics, wherein the one or more metrics include one or more of a hop count metric, a latency metric, a utilization metric, an error rate metric, or a packet size metric; and

communicating the one or more portions of the network traffic to the one or more target destinations over the assigned paths in the infrastructure; and

modifying the one or more file system operations to adapt to the modified infrastructure with the one or more reconfigured network devices, wherein one or more of a plurality of datagrams that are out of a correct order and correspond to the one or more file system operations are reordered into the correct order; and

executing the one or more modified file system operations.

16 . The media of claim 15 , wherein modifying the infrastructure further comprises:

determining one or more network interfaces associated with the one or more network devices based on the one or more messages, wherein the one or more network interfaces communicate network traffic associated with the one or more file system operations, and wherein the one or more messages indicate an impending shutdown of the one or more network interfaces;

determining one or more other network interfaces based on the one or more the network devices and the one or more file system operations; and

communicating the network traffic associated with the one or more file system operations using the one or more other network interfaces.

17 . The media of claim 15 , wherein modifying the infrastructure further comprises:

determining network traffic directed to one or more target destinations, wherein the network traffic is associated with the one or more file system operations;

determining two or more equal cost paths to the one or more target destinations in the infrastructure based on the one or more network devices; and

communicating the one or more portions of the network traffic to the one or more target destinations over the two or more equal cost paths, wherein the one or more portions of the network traffic are randomly distributed across the two or more equal cost paths.

18 . The media of claim 15 , wherein modifying the one or more file system operations, further comprises:

determining network traffic directed to one or more target destinations, wherein the network traffic is associated with the one or more file system operations;

associating one or more priority values with one or more portions of the network traffic based on the one or more file system operations, wherein the one or more network devices prioritize the one or more portions of the network traffic based on the one or more priority values.

19 . The media of claim 15 , wherein executing the plurality of file system operations, further comprises:

executing one or more of a file system client request, a file system backup operation, a file system recovery operation, a meta-data update operation, a snapshot operation, a data protection operation, a data pre-fetch operation, a data mirroring operation, a data replication operation, a rebalancing operation, a proactive data update operation, or a notification or message operation.

20 . The media of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of network devices include one or more of a network interface, a network switch, a hub, a network bridge, a router, an access point, a load balancer, a modem, a gateway, or a firewall.

21 . A network computer for managing data in a file system over a network, comprising:

a memory that stores at least instructions; and

one or more processors that execute instructions that are configured to cause performance of actions, including:

executing a plurality of file system operations in the file system based on one or more of a file system client action or a file system administrative action, wherein the file system is integrated with an infrastructure of the network that includes a plurality of network devices; and

employing one or more messages associated with one or more of the plurality of network devices to perform further actions, including:

determining one or more of the plurality of file system operations that are associated with the one or more network devices based on the one or more messages;

modifying the infrastructure associated with the one or more network devices in response to the one or more messages or the one or more file system operations, wherein the modification includes performing additional actions, comprising:

reconfiguring reconfiguration of the one or more network devices to adapt to one or more of a file system operation or a performance consideration for the file system;

determining network traffic directed to one or more target destinations, wherein the network traffic is associated with the one or more file system operations;

determining one or more paths to the one or more target destinations in the infrastructure based on the one or more network devices;

assigning one or more portions of the network traffic to the one or more paths based on one or more metrics, wherein the one or more metrics include one or more of a hop count metric, a latency metric, a utilization metric, an error rate metric, or a packet size metric; and

communicating the one or more portions of the network traffic to the one or more target destinations over the assigned paths in the infrastructure; and

modifying the one or more file system operations to adapt to the modified infrastructure with the one or more reconfigured network devices, wherein one or more of a plurality of datagrams that are out of a correct order and correspond to the one or more file system operations are reordered into the correct order; and

executing the one or more modified file system operations.

22 . The network computer of claim 21 , wherein modifying the infrastructure further comprises:

determining one or more network interfaces associated with the one or more network devices based on the one or more messages, wherein the one or more network interfaces communicate network traffic associated with the one or more file system operations, and wherein the one or more messages indicate an impending shutdown of the one or more network interfaces;

determining one or more other network interfaces based on the one or more the network devices and the one or more file system operations; and

communicating the network traffic associated with the one or more file system operations using the one or more other network interfaces.

23 . The network computer of claim 21 , wherein modifying the infrastructure further comprises:

determining network traffic directed to one or more target destinations, wherein the network traffic is associated with the one or more file system operations;

determining two or more equal cost paths to the one or more target destinations in the infrastructure based on the one or more network devices; and

communicating the one or more portions of the network traffic to the one or more target destinations over the two or more equal cost paths, wherein the one or more portions of the network traffic are randomly distributed across the two or more equal cost paths.

24 . The network computer of claim 21 , wherein modifying the one or more file system operations, further comprises:

determining network traffic directed to one or more target destinations, wherein the network traffic is associated with the one or more file system operations;

associating one or more priority values with one or more portions of the network traffic based on the one or more file system operations, wherein the one or more network devices prioritize the one or more portions of the network traffic based on the one or more priority values.

25 . The network computer of claim 21 , wherein executing the plurality of file system operations, further comprises: executing one or more of a file system client request, a file system backup operation, a file system recovery operation, a meta-data update operation, a snapshot operation, a data protection operation, a data pre-fetch operation, a data mirroring operation, a data replication operation, a rebalancing operation, a proactive data update operation, or a notification or message operation.

26 . The network computer of claim 21 , wherein the one or more processors execute instructions that are configured to cause performance of actions, further comprising

generating one or more queries based on one or more impending file system operations, wherein the one or more queries are communicated to a portion of the plurality of network devices;

modifying one or more portions of the infrastructure based on one or more responses associated with the one or more queries; and

executing the one or more impending file system operations in the one or more modified portions of the infrastructure.

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