Transaction-based storage system and method that uses variable sized objects to store data
US11630589B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 2021 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2211/1026
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Aspects of the innovations herein are consistent with a storage system for storing variable sized objects. According to certain implementations, the storage system may be a transaction-based system that uses variable sized objects to store data, and/or may be implemented using data stores, such as arrays disks arranged in ranks. In some exemplary implementations, each rank may include multiple stripes, each stripe may be read and written as a convenient unit for maximum performance, and/or a rank manager may be provided to dynamically configure the ranks. In certain implementations, the storage system may include a stripe space table that contains entries describing the amount of space used in each stripe. Further, an object map may provide entries for each object in the storage system describing the location, the length and/or version of the object.
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