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Data write-in method and apparatus in a distributed file system

US11055360B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Alibaba Group Holding Limited · KY

Inventors

Chengyu DONG · Beijing, CN
Jiaji Zhu · Hangzhou City, CN
Haiyong Zhang · Tucson, US
Feng Cao · Shanghai, CN
Yong Wang · Redmond, US
Wenhui YAO · Hangzhou City, CN
Junping Wu · Shanghai, CN
Yang Wu · Chengdu, CN
Yuanyuan Dong · Bellevue, US
Dongzheng Wu · Hangzhou City, CN
Jing Lu · Beijing, CN

Key dates

Filing date	May 3, 2018
Grant date	Jul 6, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 3, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F17/18
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the disclosure provide a data write-in method and apparatus. The data write-in method includes: selecting a target replica server from a plurality of replica servers managed by a metadata server according to remaining capacity of the plurality of replica servers; selecting a write-in disk in the target replica server according to remaining capacity and load of disks managed by the target replica server; and storing write-in data into the write-in disk through the target replica server.

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