Patents by Inventor Zhikui LIU

Zhikui LIU has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12014051
    Abstract: An IO path determination method and apparatus, and a device and a readable storage medium. The method comprises: determining a target volume of an IO request, and acquiring a path level of the target volume; when the path level is a host path level, sending the IO request to a preset preferable controller; when the path level is a back-end path level, selecting a target controller from controllers by using a consistent hashing algorithm, and sending the IO request to the target controller; and when the path level is a fault level, determining that a fault occurs in an IO path. An IO path is determined by means of setting different path levels for a volume and in conjunction with a consistent hashing algorithm, such that loads of controllers in a storage system can be effectively balanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: INSPUR SUZHOU INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhikui Liu, Yanqing Wang
  • Publication number: 20240036734
    Abstract: An IO path determination method and apparatus, and a device and a readable storage medium. The method comprises: determining a target volume of an IO request, and acquiring a path level of the target volume; when the path level is a host path level, sending the IO request to a preset preferable controller; when the path level is a back-end path level, selecting a target controller from controllers by using a consistent hashing algorithm, and sending the IO request to the target controller; and when the path level is a fault level, determining that a fault occurs in an IO path. An IO path is determined by means of setting different path levels for a volume and in conjunction with a consistent hashing algorithm, such that loads of controllers in a storage system can be effectively balanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: INSPUR SUZHOU INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhikui LIU, Yanqing WANG
  • Publication number: 20230091817
    Abstract: Provided is a cache mirroring method applied to a master node. A batch of small Input/Output (IO) blocks in an all-flash product may be aggregated into a large IO block via a ProtoBuff, and a corresponding mirroring request is sent to a slave node, so as to achieve cache mirroring. In addition, the present application also provides a cache mirroring apparatus applied to a master node, a based cache mirroring method and apparatus applied to a slave node, an all-flash storage device, and an all-flash storage system, the technical effects of which correspond to the technical effects of the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Inspur Suzhou Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zhikui LIU