Methods and systems for a storage system
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1. A storage system, comprising:
- one or more memory sections, including one or more memory devices having storage locations for storing data, and a memory section controller capable of detecting faults in the memory section and transmitting a fault message in response to the detected faults; and
one or more switches, including one or more interfaces for connecting to one or more external devices; and
a switch fabric connected to one or more memory sections and the external device interfaces and interconnecting the memory sections and the external device interfaces based on an algorithm; and
a management system capable of receiving fault messages from the memory section controllers and removing from service the memory section from which the fault message was received, and wherein the management system is further capable of determining an algorithm for use by a switch fabric in interconnecting the memory sections and the external device interfaces, and instructing the switch to execute the determined algorithm.
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Abstract
A storage system that may include one or more memory sections, one or more switches, and a management system. The memory sections include memory devices and a section controller capable of detecting faults with the memory section and transmitting messages to the management system regarding detected faults. The storage system may include a management system capable of receiving fault messages from the section controllers and removing from service the faulty memory sections. Additionally, the management system may determine routing algorithms for the one or more switches.
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1. A storage system, comprising:
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one or more memory sections, including one or more memory devices having storage locations for storing data, and a memory section controller capable of detecting faults in the memory section and transmitting a fault message in response to the detected faults; and
one or more switches, including one or more interfaces for connecting to one or more external devices; and
a switch fabric connected to one or more memory sections and the external device interfaces and interconnecting the memory sections and the external device interfaces based on an algorithm; and
a management system capable of receiving fault messages from the memory section controllers and removing from service the memory section from which the fault message was received, and wherein the management system is further capable of determining an algorithm for use by a switch fabric in interconnecting the memory sections and the external device interfaces, and instructing the switch to execute the determined algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 25)
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26. A method for use in a storage system, comprising:
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storing data in a storage locations in a memory device, the memory device included in a memory section;
a management system determining an algorithm for use by a switch in connecting the memory section and an external device interface;
the management system instructing the switch to execute the determined algorithm;
the switch connecting the memory section to the external device interfaces based on the algorithm;
detecting by a memory section controller a fault in regard to the data stored in the memory device and transmitting a fault message in response to the detected fault to the management system;
receiving the fault message at the management system; and
the management system removing from service the memory section from which the fault message was received. - View Dependent Claims (27, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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40. A storage system comprising:
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means for storing, including means for storing data in storage locations; and
means for detecting a fault in regard to the data stored by the means for storing and transmitting a fault message in response to the detached fault;
means for switching data being transmitted between the means for storing and external device interfaces; and
means for receiving the fault message, removing from service the means for storing from which the fault message was received, determining an algorithm for use by the means for switching in connecting the means for storing and the external device interfaces, and instructing the means for switching to execute the determined algorithm, such that the means for switching connects the means for storing to the one or more external device interfaces based on the algorithm.
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