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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 07, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael J Peters, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Gene Maine, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Adaptec, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
711151 ; 711130 ; 711158 ; 710107 ;
Abstract
A multiple client memory arbitration system supporting simultaneous arbitration access to a local cache memory and a remote cache memory for mirrored write operations to both the local cache memory and the remote cache memory by one of a local arbitration device or a remote cache memory at a time. The enhanced arbitration system includes active/active failover control by a surviving one of the local arbitration device or the remote arbitration device that have participated in the mirrored write operations between the respective local cache memory and the remote cache memory.