Method and device for writing data to a data storage system comprising a plurality of data storage nodes
US9021053B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 2, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/184
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is disclosed a method for writing data in a data storage system comprising a plurality of data storage nodes, the method being employed in a server running an application which accesses data in the data storage system, and comprising: sending a multicast storage query to a plurality of said storage nodes; receiving a plurality of responses from a subset of said storage nodes, said responses including a storage node property; selecting at least two storage nodes in the subset for storing said data, based on said responses, wherein the selecting is based on a data property of the data to be stored and a storage node property.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.