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Distributed file system that provides scalability and resiliency

US12038886B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 26, 2023
Grant dateJul 16, 2024
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Expiry dateJul 26, 2043

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/0751
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In various examples, data storage is managed using a distributed storage management system that is resilient. Data blocks of a logical block device may be distributed across multiple nodes in a cluster. The logical block device may correspond to a file system volume associated with a file system instance deployed on a selected node within a distributed block layer of a distributed file system. Each data block may have a location in the cluster identified by a block identifier associated with each data block. Each data block may be replicated on at least one other node in the cluster. A metadata object corresponding to a logical block device that maps to the file system volume may be replicated on at least another node in the cluster. Each data block and the metadata object may be hosted on virtualized storage that is protected using redundant array independent disks (RAID).

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