Disk array controller with connection path formed on...

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2006-09-05

2006-09-05

Chace, Christian P. (Department: 2189)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Specific memory composition

Reexamination Certificate

active

07103710

ABSTRACT:
A disk array controller having a first interface unit to a host computer, a second interface unit to a plurality of disk drives, a cache memory unit for temporarily storing data to be transferred to and from the disk drives, and a selector unit provided between the first and second interface units and the cache memory unit, wherein a plurality of connection requests from the first and second interface units are queued to preferentially process a connection request for a vacant access port to the cache memory unit.

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