摘要:
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for migrating wear spots in solid-state drives. A count module counts lifetime write cycles for logical units of a plurality of solid-state memories. Each logical unit has a logical address. An identification module identifies a wear spot on a first logical unit of a first solid-state memory if a count for the first logical unit exceeds a cycle threshold. A migration module dynamically migrates data of the first logical unit to a second solid-state memory, wherein the data is continuously available at an original logical address.
摘要:
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for preventing write starvation in a storage controller with access to low performance storage devices. A storage device allocation module is included to assign a storage device write cache limit for each storage device accessible to a storage controller. The storage device write cache limit comprises a maximum amount of write cache of the storage controller available to a storage device for a write operation. At least one storage device comprises a low performance storage device and a total amount of storage available to the storage devices comprises an amount greater than a total storage capacity of the write cache. A low performance write cache limit module is included to set a low performance write cache limit. The low performance write cache limit comprises an amount of write cache available for use by the at least one low performance storage device for a write operation. The amount of write cache available to the at least one low performance storage device comprises an amount less than the total storage capacity of the write cache.
摘要:
Provided is a method, system, and program for caching updates to one target storage device in a first and second memories, wherein the target storage device is one of a plurality of storage devices. A determination is made of an allocation of available space in the second memory to the storage devices, wherein a total of the allocation of the available space to all the storage devices exceeds one hundred percent of the available space in the second memory. An update to one target storage device is received and then a determination is made as to whether adding the update to the second memory will exceed the allocation of available space for the target storage device in the second memory. One copy of the update is written to the second memory if adding the update to the second memory will not exceed the allocation of available space for the target storage device.
摘要:
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for relocating logical array hot spots. An organization module organizes a plurality of logical arrays. Each logical array comprises a plurality of logical segments from a plurality of storage devices and configured to store data. An identification module identifies a hot spot on a first logical array if accesses to the first logical array exceed an access threshold. A migration module dynamically migrates a first logical segment from the first logical array to a second logical segment of a second logical array, wherein the migration is transparent to a host and data of the first logical segment is continuously available to the host.
摘要:
A method to maintain write operation atomicity where a write operation crosses a data storage medium track boundary. The method supplies a storage controller comprising a host adapter, a processor, and a NVS. The host adapter receives from a host computer a write request and data. The method determines if the write request will cross a data storage medium track boundary. If the write request will cross a data storage medium track boundary, the method indicates to the host adapter that the write request comprises a two-track transfer, and writes the data to the NVS as the data is received. If the host computer fails prior to providing all the data to the storage controller, the method discards the data written to the NVS to ensure write operation atomicity.
摘要:
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for migrating wear spots in solid-state drives. A count module counts lifetime write cycles for logical units of a plurality of solid-state memories. Each logical unit has a logical address. An identification module identifies a wear spot on a first logical unit of a first solid-state memory if a count for the first logical unit exceeds a cycle threshold. A migration module dynamically migrates data of the first logical unit to a second solid-state memory, wherein the data is continuously available at an original logical address.
摘要:
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for data tracking and, in particular, for facilitating failure management within an electronic data communication system. The apparatus includes a tracking module and an error analysis module. The tracking module stores an adapter identifier in a tracking array. The adapter identifier corresponds to a source adapter from which data is received. The error analysis module determines a source of a data failure in response to recognition of the data failure. The data failure may occur on a host adapter, a device adapter, a communication fabric, a multi-processor, or another communication device. The apparatus, system, and method may be implemented in place of or in addition to hardware-assisted data integrity checking within a data storage system.
摘要:
Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for determining modified data in cache for use during a recovery operation. An event is detected during which processing of writes to a storage device is suspended. A cache including modified data not destaged to the storage device is scanned to determine the data units having modified data in response to detecting the event. The data units having the modified data is indicated in a backup storage. The indication of the data units having the modified data in the backup storage is used during a recovery operation.
摘要:
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for relocating logical array hot spots. An organization module organizes a plurality of logical arrays. Each logical array comprises a plurality of logical segments from a plurality of storage devices and configured to store data. An identification module identifies a hot spot on a first logical array if accesses to the first logical array exceed an access threshold. A migration module dynamically migrates a first logical segment from the first logical array to a second logical segment of a second logical array, wherein the migration is transparent to a host and data of the first logical segment is continuously available to the host.
摘要:
Non volatile storage may be employed to temporarily store data which is destaged to data storage drives. The non volatile storage is configured to preserve the data through a power outage. Some data may be preserved, but is not needed, such as the result of a failover to another non volatile storage. This unneeded data is tested to verify the non volatile storage by indicating whether the data survived the power cycle from full power to self refresh mode battery power to full power, without risking the loss of data that is needed.