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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2023
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Dharma Bhushan Ramaiah, Bangalore, IN;
Vineeth Radhakrishnan, Bangalore, IN;
Shinose Abdul Rahiman, Bangalore, IN;
Rama Rao Bisa, Bangalore, IN;
Nikhith Ganigarakoppal Kantharaju, Hassan, IN;
Sumalatha Pagadala, Bangalore, IN;
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A software RAID/management communication system includes a chassis housing a software RAID subsystem coupled to a shared memory subsystem and storage devices, and a management subsystem that is coupled to the storage devices, and that is coupled to the shared memory subsystem via an MMBI connection. The management subsystem determines that at least one of the storage devices does not include a storage device memory subsystem that is configured for software RAID/management communications and, in response, transmits MCTP communications via the MMBI connection to retrieve RAID configuration information from the storage device(s) via the software RAID subsystem and the shared memory subsystem. The management subsystem then uses the RAID configuration information to perform at least one RAID management operation on at least one RAID logical storage device provided by the storage device(s).