Method and storage array for processing a write data request
US10042560B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/604
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to a write data request processing method and a storage array provided in the embodiments of the present invention, a controller is connected to a cache device via a switching device, an input/output manager is connected to the controller via the switching device, and the input/output manager is connected to a cache device via the switching device. The controller obtains a cache address from the cache device for to-be-written data according to the write data request, the controller sends an identifier of the cache device and the cache address to the input/output manager via the switching device, and the input/output manager writes the to-be-written data to the cache address via the switching device.
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