发明名称 |
APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR A SHARED, FRONT-END, DISTRIBUTED RAID |
摘要 |
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for a shared, front-end, distributed redundant array of independent drives (“RAID”). A multiple storage request receiver module receives at least two storage requests from at least two clients to store file or object data in one or more storage devices of a storage device set. The storage requests are concurrent and have at least a portion of the data in common. The storage device set includes autonomous storage devices forming a RAID group. Each storage device is capable of independently receiving storage requests from a client over a network. A striping module calculates a stripe pattern and writes N data segments per stripe to N storage devices. A parity-mirror module writes a set of N data segments to parity-mirror storage devices. A sequencer module ensures completion of a first storage request prior to executing a second storage request. |
申请公布号 |
US2011179225(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2011.07.21 |
申请号 |
US201113075000 |
申请日期 |
2011.03.29 |
申请人 |
FUSION-IO, INC. |
发明人 |
FLYNN DAVID;THATCHER JONATHAN;ZAPPE MICHAEL |
分类号 |
G06F12/00 |
主分类号 |
G06F12/00 |
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