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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2016
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Norbert P. Kusters, Redmond, WA (US);
Nachiappan Arumugam, Seattle, WA (US);
Christopher Nathan Watson, Seattle, WA (US);
Marc John Brooker, Seattle, WA (US);
David R. Richardson, Seattle, WA (US);
Danny Wei, Seattle, WA (US);
John Luther Guthrie, II, Seattle, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
A data storage system includes multiple head nodes and multiple data storage sleds mounted in a rack. For a particular volume or volume partition one of the head nodes is designated as a primary head node for the volume or volume partition. The primary head node is configured to store data for the volume in a data storage of the primary head node and cause the data to be replicated to a secondary head node. The primary head node is also configured to cause the data for the volume to be stored in a plurality of respective mass storage devices each in different ones of the plurality of data storage sleds of the data storage system.