Network system to distribute chunks across multiple physical nodes with disk support for object storage
US9852151B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0665
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of storing a file in a storage system that includes a plurality of memory-storage hosts includes: specifying a unique chunk identifier for a memory chunk included in the file; specifying a hash mapping to identify one or more storage locations for the chunk identifier, each storage location corresponding to a portion of a memory-storage host; providing metadata corresponding to the hash mapping to the memory-storage hosts; and storing the memory chuck at the one or more storage locations identified by the hash mapping by providing the chunk identifier to one or more memory-storage hosts corresponding to the identified one or more storage locations, the one or more memory-storage hosts implementing the hash mapping to store the memory chunk at the identified one or more locations.
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