Clustered storage network
AssigneeQuantum Corporation
InventorsJohn E. Maroney, Tridib Chakravarty
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Abstract
A data storage network is provided. The network includes a client connected to the data storage network; a plurality nodes on the data storage network, wherein each data node has two or more RAID controllers, wherein a first RAID controller of a first node is configured to receive a data storage request from the client and to generate RAID parity data on a data set received from the client, and to store all of the generated RAID parity data on a single node of the plurality of nodes.
Claims15
A data storage network comprising:
- a client connected to the data storage network;
- a plurality nodes on the data storage network, wherein each data node has two or more RAID controllers, wherein a first RAID controller of a first node is configured to receive a data storage request from the client and to generate RAID parity data on a data set received from the client, and to store all of the generated RAID parity data on a single node of the plurality of nodes.
A data storage system comprising:
- a first and second RAID controllers being in communication with each other;
- a first and second motherboards, the first motherboard being coupled to the first RAID controller, and the second motherboard being coupled to the second RAID controller;
- and
- a first switch coupled to the first RAID controller and a first storage unit;
- a second switch coupled to the second RAID controller and to the first storage unit, wherein the first RAID controller is configured to receive a data storage request and to write data to the first storage unit based on the data storage request.
A data storage network comprising:
- a first node comprising:
- a first and second RAID controllers being in communication with each other;
- a first and second motherboards, the first motherboard being coupled to the first RAID controller, and the second motherboard being coupled to the second RAID controller;
- and
- a first switch coupled to the first RAID controller and a first storage unit;
- a second switch coupled to the second RAID controller and to the first storage unit, wherein the first RAID controller is configured to receive a data storage request and to write data to the first storage unit based on the data storage request;
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- a second node comprising:
- a third and fourth RAID controllers being in communication with each other;
- a third and fourth motherboards, the third motherboard being coupled to the third RAID controller, and the fourth motherboard being coupled to the fourth RAID controller;
- and
- a third switch coupled to the third RAID controller and a second storage unit;
- a fourth switch coupled to the fourth RAID controller and to the second storage unit, wherein the third RAID controller is configured to receive a data storage request and to write data to the first storage unit based on the data storage request.
A data storage network comprising:
- a client connected to the data storage network;
- a plurality nodes on the data storage network, wherein each data node has a plurality of storage devices,
- a data controller configured to receive a data storage request from the client
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.