| 摘要 |
<p>A system and method for managing a plurality of mass storage volumes associated with a multiprocessor computer system. Control is allocated to nodes (200, 210, 220, 230) which communicate through a commonly accessible mass storage device (100). A plurality of worker nodes (200,210,220) recognize needs for performance of certain storage managment functions and communicate those needs to a storage node (230) through transmission of signals to the commonly accessible storage medium. The storage node then retrieves these signals from the commonly accessible storage medium and performs the needed functions. Notification of completion may be communicated to the recognizing worker node by transmission of signals from the storage node to the commonly accessible storage medium. Recognizing worker nodes then retrieve these notification signals to complete the communication path.</p> |
