On-disk caching for raid systems

Details On-disk caching for raid systems On-disk caching for raid systems

2006-08-11

2011-12-06

Shah, Sanjiv (Department: 2185)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Specific memory composition

C711S173000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08074017

ABSTRACT:
A method according to one embodiment may include creating a reserved partition on at least one volume of a RAID system. The method may also include creating a table to map data stored in the reserved partition to at least one intended volume address of at least one volume of the RAID system. The method may also include writing data associated with a RAID data write request into the cache memory, writing the data into the reserved partition, and updating the table to reflect data stored in the reserved partition.

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