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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2011
Applicants:
Gary B. Kotzur, Austin, TX (US);
Surender Brahmaroutu, Round Rock, TX (US);
Inventors:
Gary B. Kotzur, Austin, TX (US);
Surender Brahmaroutu, Round Rock, TX (US);
Assignee:
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Redundant storage of information is provided by distributing storage functions between a RAID controller and switching device. The switching device multi-casts writes to storage devices and to the RAID controller. The RAID controller generates parity for the information and writes the parity to the storage devices in space reserved for parity by the switching device. Information is read from the storage devices through the switching device without action by the RAID controller.