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Hierarchical storage system management

US11032123B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 11, 2019
Grant dateJun 8, 2021
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Expiry dateJul 11, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L41/0869
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Distributing management responsibilities for a storage system that includes a storage array controller and a plurality of storage devices, including: identifying a plurality of elements in the storage system; for each of the plurality of elements in the storage system, creating a distributed manager, wherein each distributed manager is configured for gathering information describing the state of the associated element in the storage system, determining an action to perform against the associated element in the storage system, and executing an approved action against the associated element in the storage system; and creating a distributed management hierarchy that includes each of the distributed managers.

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