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Scalable storage system

US11240306B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 6, 2017
Grant dateFeb 1, 2022
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Expiry dateJun 14, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L49/351
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A large-scale storage system is provided. The large-scale system includes a plurality of compute nodes; a plurality of storage nodes; and a communication fabric for providing a communication infrastructure between the plurality of compute nodes and the plurality of storage nodes; wherein each compute node of the plurality of compute nodes is configured to independently perform at least a storage operation on any of the storage nodes in a persistent manner, and wherein each storage node of the plurality of storage nodes provides physical storage space of the large-scale storage system.

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