Patent ID: 11914686
Assignee: PURE STORAGE, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. A system comprising:
a memory storing instructions for transitioning security states of respective storage nodes in a distributed storage cluster from a secured state to an unsecured state; and
a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to:
when all of the storage nodes are in the secured state, initiating a first reboot of the storage nodes, the first reboot comprising the storage nodes rebooting from the secured state into an intermediate state, wherein during the first reboot:
storage nodes that have rebooted into the intermediate state are allowed to rejoin the distributed storage cluster, and
storage nodes in the unsecured state are not allowed to join the distributed storage cluster; and

when all of the storage nodes are in the intermediate state, initiating a second reboot of the storage nodes, the second reboot comprising rebooting the storage nodes from the intermediate state into the unsecured state, wherein, during the second reboot, storage nodes that have rebooted into the unsecured state are allowed to rejoin the distributed storage cluster.