Input/output (i/o) fencing without dedicated arbitrators
US11079971B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/142
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and processes to perform input/output (I/O) fencing without dedicated arbitrators. A coordination storage identifier is stored in a storage device as metadata. The coordination storage identifier is associated with a node of a cluster coupled to the storage device, and an I/O fencing operation is performed using the coordination storage identifier.
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