Scalable storage system
US11240306B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 6, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2038 |
Classification
- 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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