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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2022
Scality, S.a., Paris, FR;
Giorgio Regni, Albany, CA (US);
Lam Pham Sy, Issy-les-Moulineaux, FR;
Benoit Artuso, Hadol, FR;
Frederic Ferrandis, Saint Leu la Foret, FR;
Vianney Rancurel, Sausalito, CA (US);
Scality, S.A., Paris, FR;
Abstract
A method is described. The method includes storing data extent replicas for each of a plurality of data extents, wherein, data extent replicas for a same one of the data extents are stored in different physical storage devices, and wherein, a same physical storage device is permitted to store respective data extent replicas of different ones of the data extents. The method includes writing to the respective data extent replicas for at least one of the data extents multiple times without calculating one or more parity extents for the plurality of data extents. The method includes upon a writing activity criteria having been met, calculating one or more parity extents for the data extents and storing the parity extents, and, preserving at least one of the data extent replicas for each of the plurality of data extents.