Patents by Inventor Manoj Sundararajan

Manoj Sundararajan 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: 11973829
    Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to techniques for coordinating at least partially parallel performance and cancellation of data access commands between nodes of a storage cluster system. An apparatus may include a processor component of a first node coupled to a first storage device storing client device data; an access component to perform replica data access commands of replica command sets on the client device data, each replica command set assigned a set ID; a communications component to analyze a set ID included in a network packet to determine whether a portion of a replica command set in the network packet is redundant, and to reassemble the replica command set from the portion based if the portion is not redundant; and an ordering component to provide the communications component with set IDs of replica command sets of which the access component has fully performed the set of replica data access commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Manoj Sundararajan, Paul Yuedong Mu, Paul Ngan
  • Patent number: 11928005
    Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed an apparatus and method for receiving information to write on a clustered system comprising at least a first cluster and a second cluster, determining that a failure event has occurred on the clustered system creating unsynchronized information, the unsynchronized information comprising at least one of inflight information and dirty region information, and performing a resynchronization operation to synchronize the unsynchronized information on the first cluster and the second cluster based on log information in at least one of an inflight tracker log for the inflight information and a dirty region log for the dirty region information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Yuedong Mu, Paul Ngan, Manoj Sundararajan
  • Publication number: 20230079868
    Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to techniques for coordinating at least partially parallel performance and cancellation of data access commands between nodes of a storage cluster system. An apparatus may include a processor component of a first node coupled to a first storage device storing client device data; an access component to perform replica data access commands of replica command sets on the client device data, each replica command set assigned a set ID; a communications component to analyze a set ID included in a network packet to determine whether a portion of a replica command set in the network packet is redundant, and to reassemble the replica command set from the portion based if the portion is not redundant; and an ordering component to provide the communications component with set IDs of replica command sets of which the access component has fully performed the set of replica data access commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Manoj Sundararajan, Paul Yuedong Mu, Paul Ngan
  • Publication number: 20230016882
    Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed an apparatus and method for receiving information to write on a clustered system comprising at least a first cluster and a second cluster, determining that a failure event has occurred on the clustered system creating unsynchronized information, the unsynchronized information comprising at least one of inflight information and dirty region information, and performing a resynchronization operation to synchronize the unsynchronized information on the first cluster and the second cluster based on log information in at least one of an inflight tracker log for the inflight information and a dirty region log for the dirty region information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Paul Yuedong Mu, Paul Ngan, Manoj Sundararajan
  • Patent number: 11509720
    Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for reducing the time required for a node to take over for a failed node or to boot. An apparatus includes an access component to retrieve a metadata from a storage device coupled to a first D-module of a first node during boot, the metadata generated from a first mutable metadata portion and an immutable metadata portion, and the first metadata specifying a first address of a second D-module of a second node; a replication component to contact the second data storage module at the first address; and a generation component to, in response to failure of the contact, request a second mutable metadata portion from a N-module of the first node and generate a second metadata from the second mutable metadata portion and the immutable metadata portion, the second mutable metadata portion specifying a second address of the second D-module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: NetApp Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Yuedong Mu, Manoj Sundararajan, Paul Ngan
  • Patent number: 11509718
    Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to techniques for coordinating at least partially parallel performance and cancellation of data access commands between nodes of a storage cluster system. An apparatus may include a processor component of a first node coupled to a first storage device storing client device data; an access component to perform replica data access commands of replica command sets on the client device data, each replica command set assigned a set ID; a communications component to analyze a set ID included in a network packet to determine whether a portion of a replica command set in the network packet is redundant, and to reassemble the replica command set from the portion based if the portion is not redundant; and an ordering component to provide the communications component with set IDs of replica command sets of which the access component has fully performed the set of replica data access commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: NetApp Inc.
    Inventors: Manoj Sundararajan, Paul Yuedong Mu, Paul Ngan
  • Patent number: 11449373
    Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed an apparatus and method for receiving information to write on a clustered system comprising at least a first cluster and a second cluster, determining that a failure event has occurred on the clustered system creating unsynchronized information, the unsynchronized information comprising at least one of inflight information and dirty region information, and performing a resynchronization operation to synchronize the unsynchronized information on the first cluster and the second cluster based on log information in at least one of an inflight tracker log for the inflight information and a dirty region log for the dirty region information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: NetApp Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Yuedong Mu, Paul Ngan, Manoj Sundararajan
  • Patent number: 11016866
    Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for preparing to respond to failures in performing a data access command to modify client device data in a storage cluster system. An apparatus may include a processor component of a first node coupled to a first storage device; an access component to perform a command on the first storage device; a replication component to exchange a replica of the command with the second node via a communications session formed between the first and second nodes to enable at least a partially parallel performance of the command by the first and second nodes; and a multipath component to change a state of the communications session from inactive to active to enable the exchange of the replica based on an indication of a failure within a third node that precludes performance of the command by the third node. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Yuedong Mu, Manoj Sundararajan, Paul Ngan
  • Publication number: 20210144208
    Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for reducing the time required for a node to take over for a failed node or to boot. An apparatus includes an access component to retrieve a metadata from a storage device coupled to a first D-module of a first node during boot, the metadata generated from a first mutable metadata portion and an immutable metadata portion, and the first metadata specifying a first address of a second D-module of a second node; a replication component to contact the second data storage module at the first address; and a generation component to, in response to failure of the contact, request a second mutable metadata portion from a N-module of the first node and generate a second metadata from the second mutable metadata portion and the immutable metadata portion, the second mutable metadata portion specifying a second address of the second D-module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Paul Yuedong Mu, Manoj Sundararajan, Paul Ngan
  • Patent number: 10904339
    Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for reducing the time required for a node to take over for a failed node or to boot. An apparatus includes an access component to retrieve a metadata from a storage device coupled to a first D-module of a first node during boot, the metadata generated from a first mutable metadata portion and an immutable metadata portion, and the first metadata specifying a first address of a second D-module of a second node; a replication component to contact the second data storage module at the first address; and a generation component to, in response to failure of the contact, request a second mutable metadata portion from a N-module of the first node and generate a second metadata from the second mutable metadata portion and the immutable metadata portion, the second mutable metadata portion specifying a second address of the second D-module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: NetApp Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Yuedong Mu, Manoj Sundararajan, Paul Ngan
  • Publication number: 20200162555
    Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to techniques for coordinating at least partially parallel performance and cancellation of data access commands between nodes of a storage cluster system. An apparatus may include a processor component of a first node coupled to a first storage device storing client device data; an access component to perform replica data access commands of replica command sets on the client device data, each replica command set assigned a set ID; a communications component to analyze a set ID included in a network packet to determine whether a portion of a replica command set in the network packet is redundant, and to reassemble the replica command set from the portion based if the portion is not redundant; and an ordering component to provide the communications component with set IDs of replica command sets of which the access component has fully performed the set of replica data access commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Manoj Sundararajan, Paul Yuedong Mu, Paul Ngan
  • Publication number: 20200162552
    Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for reducing the time required for a node to take over for a failed node or to boot. An apparatus includes an access component to retrieve a metadata from a storage device coupled to a first D-module of a first node during boot, the metadata generated from a first mutable metadata portion and an immutable metadata portion, and the first metadata specifying a first address of a second D-module of a second node; a replication component to contact the second data storage module at the first address; and a generation component to, in response to failure of the contact, request a second mutable metadata portion from a N-module of the first node and generate a second metadata from the second mutable metadata portion and the immutable metadata portion, the second mutable metadata portion specifying a second address of the second D-module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Paul Yuedong Mu, Manoj Sundararajan, Paul Ngan
  • Publication number: 20200117555
    Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for preparing to respond to failures in performing a data access command to modify client device data in a storage cluster system. An apparatus may include a processor component of a first node coupled to a first storage device; an access component to perform a command on the first storage device; a replication component to exchange a replica of the command with the second node via a communications session formed between the first and second nodes to enable at least a partially parallel performance of the command by the first and second nodes; and a multipath component to change a state of the communications session from inactive to active to enable the exchange of the replica based on an indication of a failure within a third node that precludes performance of the command by the third node. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Paul Yuedong Mu, Manoj Sundararajan, Paul Ngan
  • Patent number: 10587688
    Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to techniques for coordinating at least partially parallel performance and cancellation of data access commands between nodes of a storage cluster system. An apparatus may include a processor component of a first node coupled to a first storage device storing client device data; an access component to perform replica data access commands of replica command sets on the client device data, each replica command set assigned a set ID; a communications component to analyze a set ID included in a network packet to determine whether a portion of a replica command set in the network packet is redundant, and to reassemble the replica command set from the portion based if the portion is not redundant; and an ordering component to provide the communications component with set IDs of replica command sets of which the access component has fully performed the set of replica data access commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: NETAPP, INC.
    Inventors: Manoj Sundararajan, Paul Yuedong Mu, Paul Ngan
  • Patent number: 10552275
    Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for preparing to respond to failures in performing a data access command to modify client device data in a storage cluster system. An apparatus may include a processor component of a first node coupled to a first storage device; an access component to perform a command on the first storage device; a replication component to exchange a replica of the command with the second node via a communications session formed between the first and second nodes to enable at least a partially parallel performance of the command by the first and second nodes; and a multipath component to change a state of the communications session from inactive to active to enable the exchange of the replica based on an indication of a failure within a third node that precludes performance of the command by the third node. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: NetApp Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Yuedong Mu, Manoj Sundararajan, Paul Ngan
  • Patent number: 10554754
    Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for reducing the time required for a node to take over for a failed node or to boot. An apparatus includes an access component to retrieve a metadata from a storage device coupled to a first D-module of a first node during boot, the metadata generated from a first mutable metadata portion and an immutable metadata portion, and the first metadata specifying a first address of a second D-module of a second node; a replication component to contact the second data storage module at the first address; and a generation component to, in response to failure of the contact, request a second mutable metadata portion from a N-module of the first node and generate a second metadata from the second mutable metadata portion and the immutable metadata portion, the second mutable metadata portion specifying a second address of the second D-module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: NetApp Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Yuedong Mu, Manoj Sundararajan, Paul Ngan
  • Publication number: 20190324829
    Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed an apparatus and method for receiving information to write on a clustered system comprising at least a first cluster and a second cluster, determining that a failure event has occurred on the clustered system creating unsynchronized information, the unsynchronized information comprising at least one of inflight information and dirty region information, and performing a resynchronization operation to synchronize the unsynchronized information on the first cluster and the second cluster based on log information in at least one of an inflight tracker log for the inflight information and a dirty region log for the dirty region information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Paul Yuedong Mu, Paul Ngan, Manoj Sundararajan
  • Patent number: 10379919
    Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed an apparatus and method for receiving information to write on a clustered system comprising at least a first cluster and a second cluster, determining that a failure event has occurred on the clustered system creating unsynchronized information, the unsynchronized information comprising at least one of inflight information and dirty region information, and performing a resynchronization operation to synchronize the unsynchronized information on the first cluster and the second cluster based on log information in at least one of an inflight tracker log for the inflight information and a dirty region log for the dirty region information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: NetApp Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Yuedong Mu, Paul Ngan, Manoj Sundararajan
  • Patent number: 10256947
    Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for handling errors affecting the at least partially parallel performance of data access commands between nodes of a storage cluster system. An apparatus may include a processor component of a first node, an access component to perform a command received from a client device via a network to alter client device data stored in a first storage device coupled to the first node, a replication component to transmit a replica of the command to a second node via the network to enable performance of the replica by the second node at least partially in parallel, an error component to retry transmission of the replica based on a failure indicated by the second node and a status component to select a status indication to transmit to the client device based on the indication of failure and results of retrial of transmission of the replica.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: NetApp Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Yuedong Mu, Paul Ngan, Manoj Sundararajan
  • Patent number: 10162718
    Abstract: Methods and systems for tracking information that is transferred from a source to a destination storage system are provided. The source storage system maintains a first data structure for indicating that a storage block has been transferred. The destination storage system receives the storage block and updates a second data structure to indicate that the storage block has been received. The first data structure and the second data structure are compared to determine that the storage block was successfully transferred from the source storage system and received by the destination storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: NetApp Inc.
    Inventors: Kanwaldeep Singh, Austin Diec, Manoj Sundararajan