Huawei Technologies Co., Limited

Jianlong Xiao

Feng Wang

Qi Wang

Peng Zhang

Chen Wang

Keji Huang

Chunhua Tan

A method for a source storage device to send a source file and a clone file of the source file to a backup storage device. The source storage device sends a data block to the backup storage device to be stored as a target file. Then, the source storage device determines that the source file is associated with the clone file by searching a cloning recorder with a source file ID of the source file. Based upon the determining, the source storage device sends a clone creating request including the source file ID to the backup storage device to instruct the backup storage device to create a clone file of the target file. Thus, the method is capable of replicating the clone file of the file without sending a large number of mapping data.

Method a source storage device to send a source file and a clone file of the source file to a backup storage device, a source storage device and a backup storage device

In a backup method, a first controller of a storage system receives a file process request, and divides the file process request into a plurality of file operations. The first controller processes each of the file operations to generate multiple pieces of file operation information. And then, the first controller writes all of the multiple pieces of file operation information into a cache protected area. When the first controller fails, it stores the multiple pieces of file operation information to a disk protected area of a disk in the storage system. After the first controller is powered on again, the first controller copies the multiple pieces of file operation information from the disk protected area to the cache protected area. And then, it writes the file operation information into a write cache. At last, the first controller stores the file operation information into a disk of the storage system.

Data storage method, data storage apparatus, and storage device

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Jianlong Xiao