A digital data processing system with improved network access to files in a storage system has a plurality of digital data processing nodes and a storage device. First or “client” nodes locally cache meta data such as maps to file data stored on the storage device and directly mount the file system...http://www.google.com/patents/US20050262103?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20050262103 - Low overhead methods and apparatus shared access storage devices
