SCALABLE STORAGE USING NVME COMMUNICATION

The technology disclosed herein pertains to a system and method for scaling storage using peer-to-peer NVMe communication, the method including selecting one of a plurality of NVMe devices as principal device to control communication with a host via a PCI switch, designating remainder of the plurali...

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Hauptverfasser: KINSEY, Jason Wayne, JONES, Marc Timothy, DIXON, Robert William, SCOTT, Benjamin James
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Zusammenfassung:The technology disclosed herein pertains to a system and method for scaling storage using peer-to-peer NVMe communication, the method including selecting one of a plurality of NVMe devices as principal device to control communication with a host via a PCI switch, designating remainder of the plurality of NVMe devices as subordinate devices, and controlling the communication between the host and the subordinate devices using a PCI P2P DMA between the principal device and the subordinate devices.