Dynamically scaling application and storage system functions based on a heterogeneous resource pool available for use by a distributed storage management system
US12079242B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 19, 2022 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/27
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for scaling application and/or storage system functions of a distributed storage system based on a heterogeneous resource pool are provided. According to one embodiment, the distributed storage system has a composable, service-based architecture that provides scalability, resiliency, and load balancing. The distributed storage system includes a cluster of nodes each potentially having differing capabilities in terms of processing, memory, and/or storage. The distributed storage system takes advantage of different types of nodes by selectively instating appropriate services (e.g., file and volume services and/or block and storage management services) on the nodes based on their respective capabilities. Furthermore, disaggregation of these services, facilitated by interposing a frictionless layer (e.g., in the form of one or more globally accessible logical disks) therebetween, enables independent and on-demand scaling of either or both of application and storage system functions within the cluster while making use of the heterogeneous resource pool.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.