US 11,720,389 B2
Storage system configuring a storage pool according to shared information, storage device therefor, and operating method thereof
Tae Jin Oh, Icheon (KR)
Assigned to SK hynix Inc., Icheon (KR)
Filed by SK hynix Inc., Icheon (KR)
Filed on Aug. 18, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/996,632.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0042028 (KR), filed on Apr. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0311767 A1, Oct. 7, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 9/455 (2018.01); G06F 9/50 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); H04L 49/00 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 9/45558 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0604 (2013.01); G06F 3/0644 (2013.01); G06F 3/0683 (2013.01); G06F 9/5016 (2013.01); H04L 49/70 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45583 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45595 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A storage system comprising:
a plurality of storage devices coupled to at least one host through a network and configured to form a virtual network of virtual machines generated when the plurality of storage devices are coupled to the network,
wherein each of the plurality of storage devices allocates memory resources to the virtual machines and shares device information for the plurality of storage devices through the virtual machines,
wherein the at least one host:
selects from the plurality of storage devices a main storage device, and
transmits a storage pool generation condition to the main storage device that comprises a number of storage pools and a capacity of each storage pool,
wherein the main storage device generates at least one storage pool using the memory resources allocated to each of the virtual machines based on the shared device information and the storage pool generation condition; and
wherein the device information of each of the plurality of storage devices comprises hardware information and software information of the corresponding storage device.