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US 2003/0084397 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for a distributed raid
AssigneeExanet, Inc.
InventorNir Peleg
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Abstract
The invention presented is targeted to provide a system solution for a networked redundant array of independent disks (RAID). Disclosed are a system and method for the connection of RAID system as well as the ability to cascade RAID solutions to provide high-end storage solutions.
Claims116
A network RAID controller comprising:
- a microcontroller having a plurality of operation instructions;
- a multi-port memory connected to said microcontroller;
- at least one FIFO device connected to said multi-port memory, said at least one FIFO device capable of interfacing with a network;
- and
- a map memory connected to said microcontroller, said map memory storing address maps.
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A network RAID controller comprising:
- an embedded computer having a plurality of operation instructions;
- a multi-port memory connected to said embedded computer;
- at least one FIFO device connected to said multi-port memory, said at least one FIFO device capable of interfacing with a network;
- a map memory connected to said embedded computer, said map memory storing address maps.
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A network RAID controller comprising:
- control means;
- means for storing a plurality of operation instructions, said means connected to said control means;
- a multi-port memory means connected to said control means;
- means for interfacing connected to said multi-port memory means, said means for interfacing capable of interfacing with a network;
- and
- means for storing address maps, said means connected to said control means.
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A network RAID controller comprising:
- computing means having a plurality of operation instructions;
- a multi-port memory means connected to said computing means;
- means for interfacing connected to said multi-port memory means, said means for interfacing capable of interfacing with a network;
- and
- means for storing address maps, said means connected to said computing means.
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A computer network comprising:
- a primary network;
- a host computer connected to said primary network;
- a secondary network;
- a network RAID controller connected to said primary network and to said secondary network;
- a plurality of group units, each of said group units comprising:
- a local bus;
- a plurality of data drives connected to said local bus;
- a group unit RAID controller connected to said local bus, said group unit RAID controller also connected to said secondary network.
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A computer network comprising:
- a host computer connected to a network;
- at least one network RAID controller connected to said network, said network RAID controller executes a mapping function that maps addresses supplied by said host computer to storage addresses;
- and
- at least one data storage device connected to said network.
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A computer network comprising:
- a host computer connected to a first network;
- at least one data storage device connected a second network;
- at least one network RAID controller connected to said first network and to said second network, said network RAID controller executes a mapping function that maps addresses supplied by said host computer to storage addresses.
A computer network comprising:
- a host computer connected to a first network;
- a second network;
- a network RAID controller connected to said first network and to said second network, said network RAID controller for mapping addresses supplied by said host computer to storage addresses;
- and
- a plurality of group units, each group unit comprising:
- a local network;
- a plurality of data drives connected to said local network;
- and
- a group unit RAID controller for mapping addresses supplied by said host computer to storage addresses, said group unit RAID controller connected to said second network.
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A method for accessing a networked RAID system comprising a network RAID controller and a plurality of data drives, comprising:
- providing host addresses for storage access requests;
- requesting a storage access by accessing the network RAID controller;
- generating at least two network storage addresses;
- and
- accessing said plurality of data drives using said network storage addresses.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.