Storage cluster
US9836234B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 4, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M13/1515
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for managing processing power in a storage system is provided. The method includes providing a plurality of blades, each of a first subset having a storage node and storage memory, and each of a second, differing subset having a compute-only node. The method includes distributing authorities across the plurality of blades, to a plurality of nodes including at least one compute-only node, wherein each authority has ownership of a range of user data.
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