RAID storage system, storage controller and RAID array patrol method

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PATENT NO 10353773
APP PUB NO 20180032398A1
SERIAL NO

15333990

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According to one embodiment, a RAID storage system includes a RAID storage device and a storage controller. The RAID storage device includes at least one RAID array. The at least one RAID array has a plurality of stripe groups. The storage controller controls access to the at least one RAID array. The storage controller includes an input/output controller and a patrol controller. The input/output controller executes one of a write access and a read access to a requested stripe group in the at least one RAID array according to an access request from a host device. The patrol controller patrols a stripe group having been subjected to write access, more preferentially than other stripe groups.

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TOSHIBA DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION72-34 HORIKAWA-CHO SAIWAI-KU KAWASAKI-SHI KANAGAWA

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Hasegawa, Tomofumi Inagi, JP 3 14

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