Patents by Inventor Christopher Golden

Christopher Golden has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11934322
    Abstract: A system comprises a storage system comprising one or more storage devices and a storage controller operatively coupled to the storage system, the storage controller comprising a processing device, the processing device to receive first raw data from a first tenant of the storage system to a first non-volatile memory express (NVMe) input/output (I/O) queue of the storage system. The processing device further to determine that the first NVMe I/O queue corresponds to a first key, wherein the first key corresponds to the first tenant. The processing device further to encrypt the first raw data using the first key to generate first encrypted data. The processing device further to store the first encrypted data on the storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: PURE STORAGE, INC.
    Inventors: Ethan L. Miller, Andrew R. Bernat, Ronald Karr, Christopher Golden, Nicholas George Psaki, David Whitlock
  • Patent number: 11853584
    Abstract: A method including, responsive to receiving a request identifying a volume and indicating a command to take a snapshot of the volume, mapping a second logical grouping of data to reference the first logical grouping of data, and remapping the first volume to map to the second logical grouping of data instead of the first logical grouping of data such that the first volume remains addressable with similar access permissions before and after creating the snapshot. The method also includes, in response to receiving a write request targeting the second logical grouping, splitting the second logical grouping into a plurality of ranges including a first range and a second range; wherein the first range of the second logical grouping maps to the first logical grouping, and the write request is performed on the second range of the second logical grouping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: PURE STORAGE, INC.
    Inventors: John Colgrove, Ethan Miller, John Hayes, Cary Sandvig, Christopher Golden, Jianting Cao
  • Publication number: 20230409546
    Abstract: Utilizing different data compression algorithms based on characteristics of a storage system, including: detecting that an availability of resources to a storage system for storing additional data in the storage system has changed; and based on the detection, selecting a data compression algorithm to utilize to compress data that is different compared to a previously selected data compression algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: ETHAN MILLER, JOHN COLGROVE, JOERN ENGEL, CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN, NAVEEN NEELAKANTAM
  • Patent number: 11847336
    Abstract: A system and method for performing replication using mediums. A snapshot ‘S’ is selected for replication, and the anchor medium ‘M’ of S is identified. The replica storage array ‘R’ to which M is being replicated determines a list of medium extents which are available. R sends this list to an original storage array ‘O’ and O generates a list of medium extents which need to be sent to R. Only those medium extents corresponding to M which R does not already have will be sent from O to R. Also, R can obtain medium extents from other source storage arrays during the replication process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: PURE STORAGE, INC.
    Inventors: Ethan Miller, Andrew R. Bernat, John Colgrove, Alan Driscoll, Christopher Golden, Steve Hodgson, Ganesh Ramanarayanan, Malcolm Sharpe
  • Patent number: 11836357
    Abstract: Optimizing copy operations in a storage array, includes combining, in dependence upon a metadata optimization policy, a plurality of copy operations into a single copy operation and splitting the single copy operation into an optimized set of executable copy operations that copy data based on memory alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: PURE STORAGE, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Golden, Scott Smith, Luke Paulsen, David Grunwald, Jianting Cao
  • Publication number: 20230384963
    Abstract: A method including, based on a request targeting a logical volume mapped to a logical grouping of data, splitting the logical grouping of data into two or more ranges including a first range and a second range, wherein lookups corresponding to one or more blocks targeted by the request are performed in the first range of the two or more ranges, and performing the request using the second range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: JOHN COLGROVE, ETHAN MILLER, JOHN HAYES, CARY SANDVIG, CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN, JIANTING CAO
  • Patent number: 11797403
    Abstract: Maintaining a synchronous replication relationship between two or more storage systems, including: receiving, by at least one of a plurality of storage systems across which a dataset will be synchronously replicated, timing information for at least one of the plurality of storage systems; and establishing, based on the timing information, a synchronous replication lease describing a period of time during which the synchronous replication relationship is valid, wherein a request to modify the dataset may only be acknowledged after a copy of the dataset has been modified on each of the storage systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: PURE STORAGE, INC.
    Inventors: David Grunwald, Steven Hodgson, Ronald Karr, Kunal Trivedi, Christopher Golden, Thomas Gill, Connor Brooks, Zoheb Shivani
  • Publication number: 20230325272
    Abstract: An illustrative method may include identifying, based on data associated with an operation of a hardware component, an anomaly in the data; determining that the anomaly is representative of an issue associated with the hardware component; and performing, based on the determining that the anomaly is representative of the issue associated with the hardware component, a remedial action that affects a performance of the operation of the hardware component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher Golden, Emily Watkins
  • Patent number: 11748322
    Abstract: Utilizing different data compression algorithms based on characteristics of a storage system, including: selecting, in dependence upon a priority for conserving processing resources or storage resources in a storage system, a data compression algorithm to utilize to compress data; detecting that at least one of an amount of processing resources available in the storage system or the amount of space available to store additional data in the storage system has changed; and responsive to detecting that at least one of the amount of processing resources available in the storage system or the amount of space available to store additional data in the storage system has changed, selecting a different data compression algorithm to utilize to compress data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: PURE STORAGE, INC.
    Inventors: Ethan Miller, John Colgrove, Joern Engel, Christopher Golden, Naveen Neelakantam
  • Publication number: 20230273743
    Abstract: A system and method comprising: receiving a request to write data stored at a first range of a first volume to a second range of a second volume, where first metadata for the first range of the first volume is associated with a range of physical addresses where the data is stored in the storage system; and responsive to receiving the request: creating second metadata for the second range of the second volume, wherein the second metadata is associated with the range of physical addresses where the data is stored in the storage system; and associating the second volume with the second metadata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: ETHAN MILLER, JIANTING CAO, JOHN COLGROVE, CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN, JOHN HAYES, CARY SANDVIG, GRIGORI INOZEMTSEV
  • Patent number: 11734097
    Abstract: An illustrative method includes identifying, based on an output of a machine learning model that receives data associated with an operation of a hardware component as an input, an anomaly in the data, determining that the anomaly is representative of an issue associated with the hardware component, and performing, based on the determining that the anomaly is representative of the issue associated with the hardware component, a remedial action that affects a performance of the operation of the hardware component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Pure Storage, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Golden, Emily Watkins
  • Patent number: 11662936
    Abstract: A system and method comprising: receiving a request to write data stored at a first range of a first volume to a second range of a second volume, where first metadata for the first range of the first volume is associated with a range of physical addresses where the data is stored in the storage system; and responsive to receiving the request: creating second metadata for the second range of the second volume, wherein the second metadata is associated with the range of physical addresses where the data is stored in the storage system; and associating the second volume with the second metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: PURE STORAGE, INC.
    Inventors: Ethan Miller, Jianting Cao, John Colgrove, Christopher Golden, John Hayes, Cary Sandvig, Grigori Inozemtsev
  • Patent number: 11561720
    Abstract: A system and method for exposing volumes with underlying read-write mediums to user operations. When a medium is in the process of being migrated to a storage array, a volume which relies on the medium can be exposed to user operations (e.g., snapshots, read and write operations) once the portions of the medium which underlie the volume have been migrated. The volume can be exposed to user operations while one or more other portions of the medium are unfilled and while the medium is in an intermediate read-write state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: PURE STORAGE, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Golden, Jianting Cao, David Grunwald, Steve Hodgson, Malcolm Sharpe
  • Publication number: 20230004467
    Abstract: Maintaining a synchronous replication relationship between two or more storage systems, including: receiving, by at least one of a plurality of storage systems across which a dataset will be synchronously replicated, timing information for at least one of the plurality of storage systems; and establishing, based on the timing information, a synchronous replication lease describing a period of time during which the synchronous replication relationship is valid, wherein a request to modify the dataset may only be acknowledged after a copy of the dataset has been modified on each of the storage systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: DAVID GRUNWALD, STEVEN HODGSON, RONALD KARR, KUNAL TRIVEDI, CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN, THOMAS GILL, CONNOR BROOKS, ZOHEB SHIVANI
  • Publication number: 20220413703
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and product for allowing access to a partially replicated dataset, including: detecting, by a target storage system, that a dataset will be replicated from a source storage system to the target storage system; exposing, by the target storage system, the dataset for user operations prior to receiving the entire dataset; receiving, by the target storage system, a request to read a portion of the dataset that has not been received by the target storage system; and retrieving, by the target storage system, the portion of the dataset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: ETHAN L. MILLER, JOHN COLGROVE, CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN, STEVE HODGSON, MALCOLM SHARPE
  • Publication number: 20220349726
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring safety of an environment is provided. The system includes a plurality of sensors, a non-transitory memory storing an executable code, and a hardware processor executing the executable code to receive a first input from a first sensor, the first input including a first current condition information, compare the first current condition information with a current condition database, receive a second input from a second sensor, the second input including a second current condition information, compare the second current condition information with the current condition database, determine an event based on the comparison of the first current condition with the current condition database and the comparison of the second current condition with the current condition database, and transmit a signal in response the determination of the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventor: Christopher Golden
  • Publication number: 20220318216
    Abstract: Utilizing different data compression algorithms based on characteristics of a storage system, including: selecting, in dependence upon a priority for conserving processing resources or storage resources in a storage system, a data compression algorithm to utilize to compress data; detecting that at least one of an amount of processing resources available in the storage system or the amount of space available to store additional data in the storage system has changed; and responsive to detecting that at least one of the amount of processing resources available in the storage system or the amount of space available to store additional data in the storage system has changed, selecting a different data compression algorithm to utilize to compress data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: ETHAN MILLER, JOHN COLGROVE, JOERN ENGEL, CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN, NAVEEN NEELAKANTAM
  • Publication number: 20220300168
    Abstract: Optimizing copy operations in a storage array, includes combining, in dependence upon a metadata optimization policy, a plurality of copy operations into a single copy operation and splitting the single copy operation into an optimized set of executable copy operations that copy data based on memory alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN, SCOTT SMITH, LUKE PAULSEN, DAVID GRUNWALD, JIANTING CAO
  • Patent number: 11442825
    Abstract: Establishing a synchronous replication relationship between two or more storage systems, including: identifying, for a dataset, a plurality of storage systems across which the dataset will be synchronously replicated; configuring one or more data communications links between each of the plurality of storage systems to be used for synchronously replicating the dataset; exchanging, between the plurality of storage systems, timing information for at least one of the plurality of storage systems; and establishing, in dependence upon the timing information for at least one of the plurality of storage systems, a synchronous replication lease, the synchronous replication lease identifying a period of time during which the synchronous replication relationship is valid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: PURE STORAGE, INC.
    Inventors: David Grunwald, Steven Hodgson, Ronald Karr, Kunal Trivedi, Christopher Golden, Thomas Gill, Connor Brooks, Zoheb Shivani
  • Patent number: 11442640
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Pure Storage, Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan L. Miller, John Colgrove, Christopher Golden, Steve Hodgson, Malcolm Sharpe