Pure Storage, Inc.
Application Programming Interface-based Writing of Data to a Directory of a File Structure Layer of a Data Storage System

Abstract:

An example method includes receiving a request to store a data item within a directory of a file structure layer for an unstructured storage layer of a data storage system; providing an identifier of a collection object representative of the directory and stored within the unstructured storage layer; sending to a plurality of storage nodes included in a cluster of the data storage system, a query as to which of the storage nodes are available to store the data item; receiving, in response to the query, replies from a subset of storage nodes that are included in the plurality of storage nodes and that are available to store the data item; selecting, based on the replies, a storage node from the subset of storage nodes; and transmitting the data item to the selected storage node for storage by the selected storage node within the unstructured storage layer.