Patent ID: 6341332
Filing Date: 2002-01-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A disk array controller comprising:first interface units to be connected to a host computer; second interface units to be connected to a plurality of disk drives; a cache memory unit for temporarily storing data to be stored in the disk drives or data stored in the disk drives; and a selector unit provided between said first and second interface units and said cache memory unit, wherein said selector unit comprises: a plurality of first ports to be connected to said first and second interface units, a plurality of second ports to be connected to said cache memory unit, and means for connecting, if a first connection request for one port a of the second ports is issued from any one of the first ports, thereafter a second connection request for the port A is issued from any one of the first ports, and thereafter a third connection request for another port B different from the port A of the second ports is issued from any one of the first ports, the port A to the port from which the first connection request was issued, and the port B to the port from which the third connection request was issued.