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Inter-device and intra-device protection data

US10180879B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 14, 2015
Grant dateJan 15, 2019
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Expiry dateSep 13, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2211/1059
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for offset protection data in a RAID array. A computer system comprises client computers and data storage arrays coupled to one another via a network. A data storage array utilizes solid-state drives and Flash memory cells for data storage. A storage controller within a data storage array is configured to store user data in a first page of a first storage device of the plurality of storage devices; generate intra-device protection data corresponding to the user data, and store the intra-device protection data at a first offset within the first page. The controller is further configured to generate inter-device protection data corresponding to the first page, and store the inter-device protection data at a second offset within a second page in a second storage device of the plurality of storage devices, wherein the first offset is different from the second offset.

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