公开(公告)号：US10114574B1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-30

申请号：US15339524

申请日：2016-10-31

Applicant: Pure Storage, Inc.

Inventor： Christopher Golden ,  John Colgrove ,  Ethan L. Miller ,  Malcolm Sharpe ,  Steve Hodgson

IPC: G06F12/00 ,  G06F3/06

Abstract: A system and method for utilizing unmapped and unknown states in a storage system. When a first portion of a first medium is determined to be unreachable from any other mediums, the first portion of the first medium may be put into an unmapped state, and its data may be discarded and the corresponding storage locations may be freed. During replication of the first medium to a replica storage array, the state of the first portion of the first medium may be translated from the unmapped state into an unknown state on the replica storage array. If another storage array has the data of the first portion of the first medium, this data may be used to overwrite the first portion of the first medium on the replica storage array, converting the first portion of the first medium from the unknown state into the mapped state.

公开(公告)号：US10078469B1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-18

申请号：US15727948

申请日：2017-10-09

Applicant: Pure Storage, Inc.

Inventor： John Colgrove ,  Lydia Do ,  Ethan Miller

IPC: G06F12/00 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/0853 ,  G06F12/0846 ,  G06F12/0891

CPC classification number: G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0656 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F12/0846 ,  G06F12/0853 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F2212/60

Abstract: Migrating data in a storage array that includes a plurality of storage devices and a plurality of write buffer devices, including: detecting, by the storage array, an occurrence of a write buffer device evacuation event associated with one or more source write buffer devices; responsive to detecting the occurrence of the write buffer device evacuation event, determining, by the storage array, whether the storage array includes at least a predetermined amount of write buffer resources in addition to the one or more source write buffer devices; and responsive to determining that the storage array includes at least a predetermined amount of write buffer resources in addition to the one or more source write buffer devices, reducing, by the storage array, write access to the one or more source write buffer devices.

公开(公告)号：US10061798B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-28

申请号：US15803510

申请日：2017-11-03

Applicant: Pure Storage, Inc.

Inventor： John Colgrove ,  Joseph S. Hasbani ,  John Hayes ,  Ethan Miller ,  Cary Sandvig

IPC: G06F17/30 ,  G06F3/06

CPC classification number: G06F16/2365 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0637 ,  G06F3/0641 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F16/1748 ,  G06F16/1752 ,  G06F16/9017

Abstract: A system and method for managing tables in a storage system is described.

公开(公告)号：US10037440B1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-31

申请号：US15669279

申请日：2017-08-04

Applicant: Pure Storage, Inc.

Inventor： John Colgrove ,  Mark L. McAuliffe ,  Ethan L. Miller ,  Naveen Neelakantam ,  Marco Sanvido ,  Neil A. Vachharajani ,  Taher Vohra

IPC: G06F21/00 ,  G06F21/78 ,  H04L9/06

CPC classification number: G06F21/78 ,  G06F21/6227 ,  H04L9/065 ,  H04L9/0866 ,  H04L9/0894

Abstract: Utilizing a non-repeating identifier to encrypt data, including: receiving a request to write data to a storage device; selecting a segment-offset pair where the data will be stored, where the selected segment-offset pair is unique to every other segment-offset pair utilized during the lifetime of the storage device; and encrypting the data in dependence upon an identifier of the segment-offset pair.

公开(公告)号：US09880779B1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-30

申请号：US15410202

申请日：2017-01-19

Applicant: Pure Storage, Inc.

Inventor： John Colgrove ,  Ethan Miller ,  John Hayes ,  Cary Sandvig ,  Christopher Golden ,  Jianting Cao ,  Grigori Inozemtsev

IPC: G06F3/06 ,  G06F13/38

CPC classification number: G06F11/1469 ,  G06F3/0604 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/0614 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0626 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/0641 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/0652 ,  G06F3/0655 ,  G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0667 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0671 ,  G06F3/0673 ,  G06F3/0683 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F11/1451 ,  G06F12/0875 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F12/10 ,  G06F12/1009 ,  G06F12/121 ,  G06F17/30156 ,  G06F17/30345 ,  G06F2212/1008 ,  G06F2212/1016 ,  G06F2212/1032 ,  G06F2212/1044 ,  G06F2212/152 ,  G06F2212/154 ,  G06F2212/163 ,  G06F2212/261 ,  G06F2212/263

Abstract: A system and method for performing copy offload operations. When a copy offload operation from a first volume (pointing to a first medium) to a second volume (pointing to a second medium) is requested, the copy offload operation is performed without accessing the data being copied. A third medium is created, and the first medium is recorded as the underlying medium of the third medium. The first volume is re-pointed to the third medium. Also, a fourth medium is created, the second volume is re-pointed to the fourth medium, and the second medium is recorded as the underlying medium of the targeted range of the fourth medium. All other ranges of the fourth medium have the second medium as their underlying medium.

公开(公告)号：US09841921B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-12

申请号：US15140445

申请日：2016-04-27

Applicant: Pure Storage, Inc.

Inventor： John Colgrove ,  Andrew Kleinerman ,  Benjamin Scholbrock ,  Taher Vohra ,  Xiaohui Wang

IPC: G06F3/06 ,  G11C11/4096 ,  G11C11/4074

CPC classification number: G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0617 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0683 ,  G06F3/0688 ,  G11C11/4074 ,  G11C11/4096

Abstract: Migrating data in a storage array that includes a plurality of storage devices, including: detecting, by the storage array, an occurrence of a storage device evacuation event associated with one or more source storage devices; responsive to detecting the occurrence of the storage device evacuation event, identifying, by the storage array, one or more target storage devices for receiving data stored on the one or more source storage devices; reducing, by the storage array, write access to the one or more source storage devices; and migrating the data stored on the one or more source storage devices to the one or more target storage devices.

公开(公告)号：US09760313B1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-12

申请号：US15139408

申请日：2016-04-27

Applicant: Pure Storage, Inc.

Inventor： John Colgrove ,  Ethan Miller ,  John Hayes ,  Cary Sandvig ,  Christopher Golden ,  Jianting Cao ,  Grigori Inozemtsev

IPC: G06F3/06

CPC classification number: G06F11/1469 ,  G06F3/0604 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/0614 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0626 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/0641 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/0652 ,  G06F3/0655 ,  G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0667 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0671 ,  G06F3/0673 ,  G06F3/0683 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F11/1451 ,  G06F12/0875 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F12/10 ,  G06F12/1009 ,  G06F12/121 ,  G06F17/30156 ,  G06F17/30345 ,  G06F2212/1008 ,  G06F2212/1016 ,  G06F2212/1032 ,  G06F2212/1044 ,  G06F2212/152 ,  G06F2212/154 ,  G06F2212/163 ,  G06F2212/261 ,  G06F2212/263

Abstract: A system and method for performing copy offload operations. When a copy offload operation from a first volume (pointing to a first medium) to a second volume (pointing to a second medium) is requested, the copy offload operation is performed without accessing the data being copied. A third medium is created, and the first medium is recorded as the underlying medium of the third medium. The first volume is re-pointed to the third medium. Also, a fourth medium is created, the second volume is re-pointed to the fourth medium, and the second medium is recorded as the underlying medium of the targeted range of the fourth medium. All other ranges of the fourth medium have the second medium as their underlying medium.

公开(公告)号：US20160364562A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-15

申请号：US14734889

申请日：2015-06-09

Applicant: Pure Storage, Inc.

Inventor： John Hayes ,  Par Botes ,  John Colgrove

IPC: G06F21/34 ,  G06F21/35

CPC classification number: G06F21/34 ,  G06F21/35

Abstract: A method for storage array self-configuration is disclosed. The method includes accessing an authenticated token that comprises encrypted configuration data for a storage array, decrypting the configuration data, and based on the configuration data, executing with configuration executing components of the storage array a configuration of the storage array. The configuration is executed responsive to an authentication of the token.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于存储阵列自配置的方法。 该方法包括访问包括用于存储阵列的加密配置数据，解密配置数据以及基于配置数据的认证令牌，通过配置执行存储阵列的配置来执行存储阵列的配置。 响应于令牌的认证来执行配置。

公开(公告)号：US20160299823A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-13

申请号：US14684183

申请日：2015-04-10

Applicant: Pure Storage, Inc.

Inventor： Par Botes ,  John Colgrove ,  John Hayes

IPC: G06F11/20 ,  G06F11/10

CPC classification number: G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F11/1076 ,  G06F11/1441 ,  G06F11/2094

Abstract: A plurality of storage nodes in a single chassis is provided. The plurality of storage nodes includes a first plurality of storage nodes configured to communicate together as a first storage cluster and a second plurality of storage nodes configured to communicate together as a second storage cluster. Each of the first and second pluralities of storage nodes has nonvolatile solid-state memory for user data storage and each of the first and second pluralities of storage nodes is configured to distribute user data and metadata associated with the user data throughout a respective plurality of storage nodes such that a respective storage cluster maintains ability to read the user data, using erasure coding, despite a loss of one or more of the respective plurality of storage nodes.

Abstract translation: 提供了单个机箱中的多个存储节点。 多个存储节点包括被配置为一起作为第一存储集群通信的第一多个存储节点和被配置为一起作为第二存储集群通信的第二多个存储节点。 第一和第二多个存储节点中的每一个具有用于用户数据存储的非易失性固态存储器，并且第一和第二多个存储节点中的每一个被配置为在相应的多个存储器中分发与用户数据相关联的用户数据和元数据 节点，使得相应的存储集群保持使用擦除编码来读取用户数据的能力，尽管丢失了相应的多个存储节点中的一个或多个。

公开(公告)号：US20160299707A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-13

申请号：US15180787

申请日：2016-06-13

Applicant: Pure Storage, Inc.

Inventor： Par Botes ,  John Colgrove ,  John Davis ,  John Hayes ,  Robert Lee ,  Joshua Robinson ,  Peter Vajgel

IPC: G06F3/06

CPC classification number: G06F3/0617 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0688 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/2064

Abstract: A plurality of storage nodes cooperating as a storage cluster is provided. Each of the plurality of storage nodes has storage memory. Each storage node of the plurality of storage nodes is configurable to direct erasure coded striping of data of one of an Mode or data segment across the plurality of storage nodes of the storage cluster, with at least one storage node of the plurality of storage nodes having a differing amount of storage capacity of the storage memory from an amount of storage capacity of another storage node in the plurality of storage nodes. A method of storing data in a storage cluster is also provided.

Abstract translation: 提供了作为存储簇协作的多个存储节点。 多个存储节点中的每一个具有存储存储器。 多个存储节点中的每个存储节点可配置为直接对多个存储簇的多个存储节点之间的模式或数据段之一的数据进行擦除编码条带化，多个存储节点中的至少一个存储节点具有 存储存储器的存储容量与多个存储节点中的另一存储节点的存储容量的量不同。 还提供了一种在存储群集中存储数据的方法。