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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2004
James P. Hughes, Herndon, VA (US);
Ravi K. Kavuri, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Tru Q. Dam, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Shanthi Paladugu, Plymouth, MN (US);
James P. Hughes, Herndon, VA (US);
Ravi K. Kavuri, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Tru Q. Dam, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Shanthi Paladugu, Plymouth, MN (US);
Storage Technology Corporation, Louisville, CO (US);
Abstract
A system for data storage includes a switch node, a meta-data server, a plurality of storage servers having at least one respective data storage device, and a scalable interconnect. The scalable interconnect couples the switch node, the meta-data server, and the storage servers. At least one of the switch node, the meta-data server and the storage servers includes a hierarchical storage manager (HSM). When information is received at the switch node, the HSM presents the information substantially simultaneously to the storage servers for storage at the respective data storage devices.