Patent · US Active

Redundant, fault-tolerant, distributed remote procedure call cache in a storage system

US9021297B1 · kind B1 · utility

86Cited by
27References
20Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJul 2, 2014
Grant dateApr 28, 2015
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 2, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2212/7208
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of operating a remote procedure call cache in a storage cluster is provided. The method includes receiving a remote procedure call at a first storage node having solid-state memory and writing information, relating to the remote procedure call, to a remote procedure call cache of the first storage node. The method includes mirroring the remote procedure call cache of the first storage node in a mirrored remote procedure call cache of a second storage node. The storage cluster includes the first storage node and the second storage node. The storage system includes the first storage blade and the second storage blade. A storage node and a storage cluster are also provided.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.