Method for writing contiguous arrays of stripes in a RAID storage system using mapped block writes
US7930475B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 22, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1076
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for storing data on a plurality of storage devices of a storage system is disclosed. The data is received as data blocks from a plurality of write requests. The data blocks are saved as buffered data for writing to the storage devices in a single write request. An indication is received indicating the available storage blocks on the plurality of storage devices which are available for writing. The buffered data is associated with selected storage blocks of the storage blocks which are available for writing. The buffered data is written to the selected storage blocks in a single write request.
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