Adaptive storage block data distribution
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1. A system for block level data storage, comprising:
- a plurality of equivalent servers each being responsible for a portion of stored blocks and each having a data mover process capable of communicating directly with a data mover process for coordinating movement of blocks between the servers;
a request monitor process capable of communicating directly with a request monitor process on another server and capable of generating a coordinated analysis of requests for blocks; and
a routing table process capable of communicating with the routing tables processor for maintaining a coordinated list of equivalent servers and data blocks associated therewith.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing an efficient partitioned resource server. In one embodiment, the partitioned resource server comprises a plurality of individual servers, and the individual servers appear to be equivalent to a client. Each of the individual servers may include a routing table that includes a reference for each resource that is maintained on the partitioned resource server. Requests from a client are processed as a function of the routing table to route the request to the individual server that maintains or has control over the resource of interest.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for block level data storage, comprising:
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a plurality of equivalent servers each being responsible for a portion of stored blocks and each having a data mover process capable of communicating directly with a data mover process for coordinating movement of blocks between the servers;
a request monitor process capable of communicating directly with a request monitor process on another server and capable of generating a coordinated analysis of requests for blocks; and
a routing table process capable of communicating with the routing tables processor for maintaining a coordinated list of equivalent servers and data blocks associated therewith. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A process for providing block level data storage, comprising:
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providing a plurality of equivalent servers each being responsible for a portion of stored data blocks and each monitoring client requests received by a respective equivalent server and communicating directly with a request monitor process on another server to generate a coordinated analysis of requests for blocks;
moving data blocks between the servers; and
maintaining a routing table representative of a coordinated list of equivalent servers and data blocks associated therewith and communicating with other routing tables to generate a global routing table processor for tracking data blocks stored across different servers on the system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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