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Method and apparatus for providing highly available storage groups

US8447826B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 14, 2009
Grant dateMay 21, 2013
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Expiry dateOct 6, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/2048
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for providing highly available storage groups are described. In one embodiment, a method for using one or more processors to provide highly available storage groups in memory, comprising updating persistent information associated with at least one mapping between a node and at least one mailbox of a plurality of mailboxes, wherein the node owns the plurality of mailboxes and the persistent information identifies another node as a failover target for the at least one mailbox of the plurality of nodes, accessing at least one storage group that comprises the at least one mailbox, modifying the at least one mapping between the at least one mailbox and the node to bind the at least one mailbox to the other node and coupling the at least one mailbox with the other node.

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