Storage cluster
US9201600B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/7207
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A plurality of storage nodes in a single chassis is provided. The plurality of storage nodes in the single chassis is configured to communicate together as a storage cluster. Each of the plurality of storage nodes includes nonvolatile solid-state memory for user data storage. The plurality of storage nodes is configured to distribute the user data and metadata associated with the user data throughout the plurality of storage nodes such that the plurality of storage nodes maintain the ability to read the user data, using erasure coding, despite a loss of two of the plurality of storage nodes. A plurality of compute nodes is included in the single chassis, each of the plurality of compute nodes is configured to communicate with the plurality of storage nodes. A method for accessing user data in a plurality of storage nodes having nonvolatile solid-state memory is also provided.
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