Abstract: A storage array uses paged metadata. Each storage director has access to a plurality of object storage systems which describe locations of paged metadata in backing storage. Each object storage system includes different types of inodes which describe objects in backing storage. The object storage systems are used to locate and relocate metadata for loading into global memory, and creation and deletion of objects. An object storage system may be selected based on factors including ratio of different inode types, locality of object usage and anticipated object activity level.

Abstract: A storage array uses paged metadata. Each storage director has access to a plurality of object storage subsystems in a global memory. The object storage subsystems describe locations of paged metadata in backing storage. Each object storage subsystem includes a unique identifier, a pointer to a descriptive data structure that indicates availability of free space for paged metadata for that object storage subsystem, and different types of inodes which describe objects in backing storage. The object storage subsystems are used to locate metadata for loading into global memory, and creation and deletion of objects.

Abstract: An indoor safety shelter appearing to be one file cabinet or a set of file cabinets is disclosed constructed with bullet-proof armor plates mounted on an interior support frame which protects one or more persons inside the shelter both from being discovered by and being harmed by an armed intruder in the case of a home or office invasion. The shelter can be assembled and disassembled on site providing for the ability of one or more persons protected inside the shelter to detach a plate or plates from one or more sides of the shelter if a bullet-proof door to the shelter, which is locked from the inside, becomes obstructed.

Abstract: A storage array uses paged metadata. Each storage director has access to a plurality of object storage systems which describe locations of paged metadata in backing storage. Each object storage system includes different types of inodes which describe objects in backing storage. The object storage systems are used to locate and relocate metadata for loading into global memory, and creation and deletion of objects. An object storage system may be selected based on factors including ratio of different inode types, locality of object usage and anticipated object activity level.

Abstract: A storage array uses paged metadata. Each storage director has access to a plurality of object storage systems which describe locations of paged metadata in backing storage. Each object storage system includes different types of inodes which describe objects in backing storage. The object storage systems are used to locate and relocate metadata for loading into global memory, and creation and deletion of objects. An object storage system may be selected based on factors including ratio of different inode types, locality of object usage and anticipated object activity level.

Abstract: An indoor safety shelter appearing to be one file cabinet or a sset of file cabinets is disclosed constructed with bullet-proof armor plates mounted on an interior support frame which protects one or more persons inside the shelter both from being discovered by and being harmed by an armed intruder in the case of a home or office invasion. The shelter can be assembled and disassembled on site from the interior of the structure providing for the ability of one or more persons protected inside the shelter to detach the plates if the bullet-proof door to the shelter, which is locked from the inside, becomes obstructed. The interior frame of the shelter has castors which allow the shelter to be moved.