公开(公告)号：WO2006118593A3

公开(公告)日：2006-11-09

申请号：PCT/US2005/031220

申请日：2005-09-01

Applicant: NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC.

Inventor： KAZAR, Michael ,  JERNIGAN, Richard, P. ,  SANZI, Richard, N., Jr. ,  WYCKOFF HYER, Robert, Jr.

IPC: G06F17/30 ,  G06F3/06

Abstract: A system and method caches and distributes meta-data for one or more data con­tainers stored on a plurality of volumes configured as a striped volume set (SVS) and served by a plurality of nodes interconnected as a cluster. The SVS comprises one meta­ 5 data volume (MDV) configured to store a canonical copy of certain meta-data, including access control lists and directories, associated with all data containers stored on the SVS, and one or more data volumes (DV) configured to store, at least, data content of those containers. In addition, for each data container stored on the SVS, one volume is desig­nated a container attribute volume (CAV) and, as such, is configured to store ("cache") a io canonical copy of certain, rapidly-changing attribute meta-data, including time stamps and container length, associated with that container.

公开(公告)号：WO2006118592A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-09

申请号：PCT/US2005/030889

申请日：2005-08-31

Applicant: NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC.

Inventor： KAZAR, Michael ,  JERNIGAN, Richard, P., IV ,  SANZI, Richard, N., Jr.

IPC: G06F17/30 ,  G06F9/46

CPC classification number: G06F17/30067

Abstract: A storage system architecture comprises one or more volumes distributed across a plurality of nodes interconnected as a cluster. The volumes are organized as a striped volume set (SVS) and configured to store content of data containers served by the cluster in response to multi-protocol data access requests issued by clients. Each node of the cluster includes (i) a storage server adapted to service a volume of the SVS and (ii) a multi-protocol engine adapted to redirect the data access requests to any storage server of the cluster. Notably, the content of each data container is apportioned among the vol­umes of the SVS to thereby improve the efficiency of storage service provided by the cluster.

Abstract translation: 存储系统架构包括分布在作为集群互连的多个节点上的一个或多个卷。 卷被组织为条带卷集（SVS），并且被配置为存储由集群服务的数据容器的内容以响应由客户端发出的多协议数据访问请求。 集群的每个节点包括（i）适于维护SVS卷的存储服务器和（ii）适于将数据访问请求重定向到集群的任何存储服务器的多协议引擎。 值得注意的是，每个数据容器的内容在SVS的卷之间分配，从而提高了集群提供的存储服务的效率。

公开(公告)号：EP1875385B1

公开(公告)日：2010-12-29

申请号：EP05793332.7

申请日：2005-08-31

Applicant: Network Appliance, Inc.

Inventor： KAZAR, Michael ,  JERNIGAN, Richard, P., IV ,  SANZI, Richard, N., Jr.

IPC: G06F17/30 ,  G06F9/46

CPC classification number: G06F17/30067

Abstract: A storage system architecture comprises one or more volumes distributed across a plurality of nodes interconnected as a cluster. The volumes are organized as a striped volume set (SVS) and configured to store content of data containers served by the cluster in response to multi-protocol data access requests issued by clients. Each node of the cluster includes (i) a storage server adapted to service a volume of the SVS and (ii) a multi-protocol engine adapted to redirect the data access requests to any storage server of the cluster. Notably, the content of each data container is apportioned among the vol­umes of the SVS to thereby improve the efficiency of storage service provided by the cluster.

公开(公告)号：EP1875385A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-09

申请号：EP05793332.7

申请日：2005-08-31

Applicant: Network Appliance, Inc.

Inventor： KAZAR, Michael ,  JERNIGAN, Richard, P., IV ,  SANZI, Richard, N., Jr.

IPC: G06F17/30 ,  G06F9/46

CPC classification number: G06F17/30067

Abstract: A storage system architecture comprises one or more volumes distributed across a plurality of nodes interconnected as a cluster. The volumes are organized as a striped volume set (SVS) and configured to store content of data containers served by the cluster in response to multi-protocol data access requests issued by clients. Each node of the cluster includes (i) a storage server adapted to service a volume of the SVS and (ii) a multi-protocol engine adapted to redirect the data access requests to any storage server of the cluster. Notably, the content of each data container is apportioned among the vol­umes of the SVS to thereby improve the efficiency of storage service provided by the cluster.