Method and system for protecting against multiple failures in a RAID system
US8176247B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2211/1045
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of methods of protecting RAID systems from multiple failures and such protected RAID systems are disclosed. More particularly, in certain embodiments of a distributed RAID system each data bank has a set of associated storage media and executes a similar distributed RAID application. The distributed RAID applications on each of the data banks coordinate among themselves to distribute and control data flow associated with implementing a level of RAID in conjunction with data stored on the associated storage media of the data banks. Furthermore, one or more levels of RAID may be implemented within one or more of the data banks comprising the distributed RAID system.
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