| 摘要 |
Methods and systems for managing data blocks and I/O requests are provided. One method is a method of managing data blocks in a secure storage appliance. The method includes receiving a block of data associated with a volume, the volume associated with a plurality of shares stored on a plurality of physical storage devices, and storing the block of data in a buffer. The method also includes associating the block of data with a state from among a plurality of states, each of the states corresponding to a status of the block of data. The method further includes processing the block of data by performing at least one cryptographic operation on the block of data, and upon completion of processing the block of data, updating the state of the block of data. |
