Disaggregated resources and access methods
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1. A method comprising:
- transmitting a discovery request to each of a plurality of resource nodes that each have a unique Internet protocol address and, collectively, present a logical representation of a plurality of physical resources;
receiving, from one or more resource nodes of the plurality of resource nodes, node information that includes a name for each of the one or more resource nodes; and
determining, from the names of each of the one or more resource nodes, an organizational structure of the plurality of resource nodes, the organizational structure being a parallel structure that will provide a resource consumer with access to a first data block of a data set stored on the plurality of physical resources through at least two resource nodes, or a serial structure that will provide the resource consumer with access to the first data block through a first resource node and access to a second data block, which is consecutive with the first data block, of the data set through a second resource node.
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Abstract
Disaggregated resources distributed among resource nodes provide access to resource consumers by offering resource node information to the resource consumers. Resource node information supplied by each individual resource node comprises incomplete information with respect to the complete disaggregated resource. Resource consumers collect resource node information to create maps of the disaggregated resource, ensure coherency, or manage the disaggregated resource.
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1. A method comprising:
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transmitting a discovery request to each of a plurality of resource nodes that each have a unique Internet protocol address and, collectively, present a logical representation of a plurality of physical resources; receiving, from one or more resource nodes of the plurality of resource nodes, node information that includes a name for each of the one or more resource nodes; and determining, from the names of each of the one or more resource nodes, an organizational structure of the plurality of resource nodes, the organizational structure being a parallel structure that will provide a resource consumer with access to a first data block of a data set stored on the plurality of physical resources through at least two resource nodes, or a serial structure that will provide the resource consumer with access to the first data block through a first resource node and access to a second data block, which is consecutive with the first data block, of the data set through a second resource node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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