公开(公告)号：US09146684B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-29

申请号：US13630664

申请日：2012-09-28

Applicant: NetApp, Inc.

Inventor： Hubbert Smith ,  Stephen Daniel

IPC: G06F12/08 ,  G06F3/06

CPC classification number: G06F3/0613 ,  G06F3/0656 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F12/0866

Abstract: A storage architecture of a storage system environment has a storage connector interface configured to exchange data directly between flash storage devices on a server and a storage array of the environment so as to bypass main memory and a system bus of the server. According to one or more embodiments, the storage connnector interface includes control logic configured to implement the data exchange in accordance with one of a plurality of operational modes that deploy and synchronize the data on the flash storage devices and the storage array. Advantageously, the storage connector interface obviates latencies and bandwidth consumption associated with prior data exchanges over the main memory and bus, thereby enhancing storage architecture performance.

Abstract translation: 存储系统环境的存储架构具有被配置为在服务器上的闪存存储设备与环境的存储阵列之间直接交换数据的存储连接器接口，以便绕过主存储器和服务器的系统总线。 根据一个或多个实施例，存储连接器接口包括控制逻辑，其被配置为根据在闪存存储设备和存储阵列上部署和同步数据的多个操作模式之一来实现数据交换。 有利地，存储连接器接口消除与主存储器和总线上的先前数据交换相关联的延迟和带宽消耗，从而增强存储架构性能。

公开(公告)号：US20140095758A1

公开(公告)日：2014-04-03

申请号：US13630664

申请日：2012-09-28

Applicant: NETAPP, INC.

Inventor： Hubbert Smith ,  Stephen Daniel

IPC: G06F13/16

CPC classification number: G06F3/0613 ,  G06F3/0656 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F12/0866

Abstract: A storage architecture of a storage system environment has a storage connector interface configured to exchange data directly between flash storage devices on a server and a storage array of the environment so as to bypass main memory and a system bus of the server. According to one or more embodiments, the storage connnector interface includes control logic configured to implement the data exchange in accordance with one of a plurality of operational modes that deploy and synchronize the data on the flash storage devices and the storage array. Advantageously, the storage connector interface obviates latencies and bandwidth consumption associated with prior data exchanges over the main memory and bus, thereby enhancing storage architecture performance.

Abstract translation: 存储系统环境的存储架构具有被配置为在服务器上的闪存存储设备与环境的存储阵列之间直接交换数据的存储连接器接口，以便绕过主存储器和服务器的系统总线。 根据一个或多个实施例，存储连接器接口包括控制逻辑，其被配置为根据在闪存存储设备和存储阵列上部署和同步数据的多个操作模式之一来实现数据交换。 有利地，存储连接器接口消除与主存储器和总线上的先前数据交换相关联的延迟和带宽消耗，从而增强存储架构性能。