Method and apparatus for extending commands in a cached disk arr

Details Method and apparatus for extending commands in a cached disk arr Method and apparatus for extending commands in a cached disk arr

1997-06-13

2000-08-01

Nguyen, Hiep T.

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Specific memory composition

711113, 711114, 711131, 711148, 711149, 711173, 710 39, 710 53, G06F 1208

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060981490

ABSTRACT:
A method of improving storage system performance is provided. The method includes queuing asynchronous requests for data stored in physically disparate storage locations. The queue is then examined in order find those requests for data which has an acceptable level of physical proximity. Those requests having acceptable physical proximity are then bundled and transmitted as a single request a storage controller which activates the storage device and retrieves the data associated with the requests bundled into the single request.

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