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10…ラックデバイス
15…サーバデバイス
16…マザーボード
20,220…フラッシュデバイス
30,230…フラッシュメモリ管理コントローラ
40…ラック管理デバイス
221…接続
225…ゴールデンイメージ
235…コンプレックスプログラマブルロジックデバイス
250,350,350’,701…集中型フラッシュメモリモジュール
275…CPLD+FMMC
351…ホストサーバ
500,600…プロセス
501〜516,601〜610…工程
700…モジュール化されたデバイス
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- 集中型フラッシュメモリモジュールであって、
2つ以上のフラッシュメモリコンポーネントであって、前記集中型フラッシュメモリモジュールから分離された少なくとも1つのサーバデバイスにそれぞれ接続されている、2つ以上のフラッシュメモリコンポーネントと、
前記2つ以上のフラッシュメモリコンポーネントに接続し、前記集中型フラッシュメモリモジュールから分離されたラック管理デバイスに接続するように構成されたフラッシュメモリ管理コントローラ(FMMC)と、
前記FMMCを前記2つ以上のフラッシュメモリコンポーネントに接続し、前記少なくとも1つのサーバデバイスを前記2つ以上のフラッシュメモリコンポーネントに接続するように構成されたコンプレックスプログラマブルロジックデバイス(CPLD)と、
を備えることを特徴とする集中型フラッシュメモリモジュール。 - 前記2つ以上のフラッシュメモリコンポーネント及び前記少なくとも1つのサーバデバイスのトポロジを含むルーティングテーブルを記憶するように構成された不揮発性ストレージデバイスをさらに備えることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の集中型フラッシュメモリモジュール。
- 前記FMMCは、前記ルーティングテーブルを前記ラック管理デバイスに送信するように構成されていることを特徴とする請求項2に記載の集中型フラッシュメモリモジュール。
- 前記2つ以上のフラッシュメモリコンポーネントの各々は、リカバリのためのゴールデンイメージを有することを特徴とする請求項3に記載の集中型フラッシュメモリモジュール。
- サーバシステムであって、
複数のサーバデバイスを収容する少なくとも1つのラックデバイスと、
前記少なくとも1つのラックデバイスに収納されたラック管理デバイスと、
前記複数のサーバデバイスの各々に接続された少なくとも1つの集中型フラッシュメモリモジュールと、を備え、
前記集中型フラッシュメモリモジュールは、
2つ以上のフラッシュメモリコンポーネントであって、少なくとも1つのサーバデバイスにそれぞれ接続されている、2つ以上のフラッシュメモリコンポーネントと、
前記2つ以上のフラッシュメモリコンポーネントに接続し、前記集中型フラッシュメモリモジュールから分離された前記ラック管理デバイスに接続するように構成されたフラッシュメモリ管理コントローラ(FMMC)と、
前記FMMCを前記2つ以上のフラッシュメモリコンポーネントに接続し、前記少なくとも1つのサーバデバイスを前記2つ以上のフラッシュメモリコンポーネントに接続するように構成されたコンプレックスプログラマブルロジックデバイス(CPLD)と、
を有することを特徴とするサーバシステム。 - 前記集中型フラッシュメモリモジュールは、前記少なくとも1つのラックデバイスに配置されていることを特徴とする請求項5に記載のサーバシステム。
- 前記集中型フラッシュメモリモジュールは、前記2つ以上のフラッシュメモリコンポーネント及び前記少なくとも1つのサーバデバイスのトポロジを含むルーティングテーブルを記憶するように構成された不揮発性ストレージデバイスをさらに備え、前記FMMCは、前記ルーティングテーブルを前記ラック管理デバイスに送信するように構成されていることを特徴とする請求項5に記載のサーバシステム。
- 前記2つ以上のフラッシュメモリコンポーネントの各々は、リカバリのためのゴールデンイメージを有することを特徴とする請求項5に記載のサーバシステム。
- 前記集中型フラッシュメモリモジュールは、クラウドベースのサーバデバイスに配置されており、
前記2つ以上のフラッシュメモリコンポーネントのうち少なくとも1つは、前記少なくとも1つのラックデバイスのうち2つ以上のラックデバイスのリカバリのためのゴールデンイメージを有することを特徴とする請求項5に記載のサーバシステム。
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