Node discovery and cluster formation for a secondary storage appliance
US9596143B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 25, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1001
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for identifying “free” compute nodes that have not been configured as a member of a secondary storage system. As disclosed, a node may automatically detect that it is a free node (i.e., one available to join a distributed computing cluster which provides the secondary storage system or to form a new cluster). When a node detects that it is not part of a cluster, the node may build an initial network configuration and begin advertising itself as a free node. Once the initial network state is available, the node may broadcast advertisements observed by a management tool and joined to the secondary storage system.
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