Dynamic allocation of a high-speed memory pool between a cluster file system and a burst buffer appliance
US9465549B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a cluster file system, a burst buffer appliance coupled to the cluster file system, a high-speed memory pool configured for allocation between the cluster file system and the burst buffer appliance, and a controller associated with the high-speed memory pool and configured to dynamically adapt portions thereof between utilization as object storage servers of the cluster file system and utilization as burst buffers of the burst buffer appliance. By way of example, the high-speed memory pool comprises a plurality of flash servers that are reconfigurable between utilization as respective ones of the object storage servers of the cluster file system and utilization as respective ones of the burst buffers of the burst buffer appliance. The controller is configured to dynamically adapt the flash servers between utilization as respective object storage servers of the cluster file system and utilization as respective burst buffers of the burst buffer appliance.
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