Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Extent lock resolution in active/active replication
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Application No.: US16883024Application Date: 2020-05-26
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Publication No.: US10908830B2Publication Date: 2021-02-02
- Inventor: David Meiri , Xiangping Chen
- Applicant: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
- Applicant Address: US MA Hopkinton
- Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
- Current Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Hopkinton
- Agency: Daly, Crowley Mofford & Durkee, LLP
- Main IPC: G06F13/00
- IPC: G06F13/00 ; G06F3/06 ; G06F9/52 ; G06F16/176

Abstract:
In one aspect, extent lock resolution for storage devices includes designating one of the storage devices as a lock winner, which takes priority over another storage device over a lock. An aspect also includes receiving a replication request issued, by a host during active/active replication, determining an extent of pages to be modified by the request, locking the extent in local storage device, and executing the request at the local device. An aspect also includes sending a write request to a remote device. If the remote device is the designated lock winner, and an attempt to lock the extent is unsuccessful, the remote device waits for the lock to become available. If the remote device is not the designated lock winner, and an attempt to lock the extent is unsuccessful, the remote device rejects the write request and sends a request to the local device to resend the write request.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200285409A1 Extent Lock Resolution In Active/Active Replication Public/Granted day:2020-09-10
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