Alibaba Group Holding Limited

Weibin Yan

Kai Li

Li Xu

Yuanyuan Dong

Puyuan Yang

Yemin Sui

A data copy method comprises: acquiring, by a destination server, a data block identifier, version information and hole information; transmitting, by the destination server, the data block identifier, the version information and the hole information to a source terminal server so as to enable the source server to find corresponding data according to the data block identifier, the version information and the hole information; receiving, by the destination server, a response message carrying the data transmitted by the source server and copying the data to a hole corresponding to the data block identifier, the version information and the hole according to the response message.

Data copy method and device

A method for updating data in a distributed storage system is disclosed. The method may comprise receiving, by a sender terminal device, an update request; obtaining, by the sender terminal device, update data and control information from the update request; sending, by the sender terminal device, the update data, via a data update request, to a receiver terminal device; and sending, by the sender terminal device, the control information, via a control information update request, to the receiver terminal device.

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Hangzhou, China

Weibin Yan