A method for processing a lock request, applied to a first lock server, wherein the first lock server is a takeover lock server of a second lock server, the first lock server stores a lock management range of the second lock server, and the method comprises: entering, by the first lock server, a silent state after learning that a fault occurs in the second lock server, wherein a silent range of the silent state is a resource for which the second lock server has assigned permission; and wherein after entering the silent state and before exiting the silent state the method further comprises: receiving, by the first lock server, a first acquire lock request, wherein the first acquire lock request is used to request to lock a first resource, and the first acquire lock request carries an identifier of the first resource; determining, by the first lock server, that the first resource belongs to the management range of the second lock server; and querying, by the first lock server, a first resource information record list, wherein the first resource information record list records a resource identifier of the resource for which the second lock server has assigned lock permission; and if the first resource information record list does not record the identifier of the first resource, assigning, by the first lock server, lock permission for the first resource according to the first acquire lock request. entering, by the first lock server, a silent state after learning that a fault occurs in the second lock server, wherein a silent range of the silent state is a resource for which the second lock server has assigned permission; and wherein after entering the silent state and before exiting the silent state the method further comprises: receiving, by the first lock server, a first acquire lock request, wherein the first acquire lock request is used to request to lock a first resource, and the first acquire lock request carries an identifier of the first resource; determining, by the first lock server, that the first resource belongs to the management range of the second lock server; and querying, by the first lock server, a first resource information record list, wherein the first resource information record list records a resource identifier of the resource for which the second lock server has assigned lock permission; and if the first resource information record list does not record the identifier of the first resource, assigning, by the first lock server, lock permission for the first resource according to the first acquire lock request. receiving, by the first lock server, a first acquire lock request, wherein the first acquire lock request is used to request to lock a first resource, and the first acquire lock request carries an identifier of the first resource; determining, by the first lock server, that the first resource belongs to the management range of the second lock server; and querying, by the first lock server, a first resource information record list, wherein the first resource information record list records a resource identifier of the resource for which the second lock server has assigned lock permission; and if the first resource information record list does not record the identifier of the first resource, assigning, by the first lock server, lock permission for the first resource according to the first acquire lock request.