Apparatus and method for a distributed raid
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1. 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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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.
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1. A network RAID controller comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A network RAID controller comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A network RAID controller comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A network RAID controller comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A computer network comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A computer network comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79)
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80. A computer network comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92)
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93. A computer network comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108)
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109. A method for accessing a networked RAID system comprising a network RAID controller and a plurality of data drives, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116)
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