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Prioritizing storage array management commands

  • US 9,509,771 B2
  • Filed: 01/14/2014
  • Issued: 11/29/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2014
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method, comprising:

  • defining, by a first computer in communication with a storage system, at least two priority levels for storage management commands to be processed by the storage system;

    defining a respective queue for each of the defined priority levels;

    receiving, from one or more second computers in communication with the first computer and the storage system, multiple storage management commands;

    determining a respective priority for each of the received storage management commands;

    identifying the respective queue for each of the received storage management commands based on the respective priority thereof;

    loading each of the received storage management commands to the respective identified queue thereof; and

    processing, by the storage system, the received storage management commands stored in the respective queues according to the priority levels thereof.

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