Minimizing micro-interruptions in high-performance computing
US9798683B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0689
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Data storage systems and methods for storing data in computing nodes of a super computer or compute cluster are described herein. The super computer storage may be coupled with a primary storage system. In addition to a CPU and memory, non-volatile memory is included with the computing nodes as local storage. The super computer includes a plurality of computing groups, each including a plurality of computing nodes. There is one burst buffer fabric per group and one input/output node per group. When data bursts occur, data may be stored by a first computing node on the local storage of a second computing node in the computing group through the burst buffer fabric without interrupting the CPU in the second computing node. Further, the local storage of other computing nodes may be used to store redundant copies of data from a first computing node to make the super computer data resilient.
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